[Myrddin]

I moved that body of code from SPARC Solaris 10 on Forte compilers where it had been built over 20 years to AdaCore ported GNU compilers on the SPARC (stage 1 of the upgrade), then moved from SPARC to 32-bit RHEL 5.6 Linux. The next move is 32-bit apps on 64-bit RHEL running inside VMware 5 ESXi on new hardware. DoD is pushing for server consolidates via virtualization to save footprint, power, heat. I've been a UNIX programmer since 1981 in the Bell System. Moved to my current employer in 1991 where HP-UX and SunOS 4 were customer preferences. We're moving to commodity hardware and virtual infrastructure now.

Concurrent with that port of the basic languages and operating systems, I also wrangled the crew to build a web interface using GWT-Ext on the customer facing portion, Weblogic on the mid-tier and Java/C++ hybrid on the back end. The X11/Motif UI was ripped away and JMS messages were implemented to carry the data between the web UI and the old back X11/Motif data model/processing elements. The customer is happy. We're expanding the web functionality per their requests and funding initiatives. The only down side for me is having to spend 3 years living 900 miles away from my family with just 3 quick visit home each year. It keeps the bills paid and keeps my team employed. I want to resume doing embedded systems development back at the house when I can get the necessary business development efforts completed.

[spankalib]

Impressive.
Mainly because I understood - maybe about 20 or so words out of that entire post.
:))

[COBOL2Java]

Sounds like you’re having fun! :-)

[freedumb2003]

That is all you do? Bird impressions? (/M*A*S*H)