Java and COBOL are just two different languages. I am mainly a java programmer now but I took a COBOL class in college. It was boring. I could go write COBOL if it was requested of me, but why would I want to? COBOL in my opinion is only still alive because of the legacy code that is in place and the money that would be required to replace that code.<p>"To get business logic to work using these languages is difficult." Really? I don't think so.