From: "Vladimir Olensky" <vladimir_olensky@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Erlang (Was Re: Answering an Ada/COBOL Question)
Date: 1999/11/19
Date: 1999-11-19T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <s3ai02g73ef66@corp.supernews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 80vgad$mb6$1@nnrp1.deja.com
>Robert Dewar wrote in message <80vgad$mb6$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>> Samuel Tardieu <sam@ada.eu.org> wrote:
>> Its main advantage over Ada is, IMO, the ability to replace
>> running code.
>
>Since this was a COBOL thread originally, it is appropriate
>to point out that COBOL has always had this capability, it is
>quite normal to extend the functionality of a COBOL program
>and add modules to a running program without stopping it.
In addition to Erlang and COBOL I would like to mention here
Oberon BlackBox framework based on Component Pascal
which also has this capability to install and remove software
modules without stopping the whole system.
I understand this as a trend in software industry that could
become a MUST in some future.
"Hot-swap" capability is a very important one in making
system maintenance, upgrades and troubleshooting much
easier. In reality it is much more often used in hardware than
in software.
I wonder why this COBOL experience (it seems that it was
the first in this area ???) was not implemented till recently in
other languages that were intended for reliable systems ?
Regards,
Vladimir Olensky
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-11-12 0:00 Answering an Ada/COBOL Question Richard D Riehle
1999-11-13 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-11-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-13 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-11-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-14 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-11-15 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-11-15 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-11-16 0:00 ` Erlang (Was Re: Answering an Ada/COBOL Question) Vladimir Olensky
1999-11-16 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-11-17 0:00 ` Samuel Tardieu
1999-11-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-22 0:00 ` Samuel Tardieu
1999-11-22 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-11-17 0:00 ` Samuel Tardieu
1999-11-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-19 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky [this message]
1999-11-19 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
1999-11-16 0:00 ` Answering an Ada/COBOL Question Robert Dewar
1999-11-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-16 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-11-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-18 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-11-19 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-11-18 0:00 ` Marin Condic
1999-11-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-19 0:00 ` Marin Condic
1999-11-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-11-15 0:00 ` Joseph P Vlietstra
1999-11-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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