COBOL vs. Java vs. JavaScript vs. Visual COBOL Comparison Chart

The Java™ Programming Language is a general-purpose, concurrent, strongly typed, class-based object-oriented language. It is normally compiled to the bytecode instruction set and binary format defined in the Java Virtual Machine Specification. In the Java programming language, all source code is first written in plain text files ending with the .java extension. Those source files are then compiled into .class files by the javac compiler. A .class file does not contain code that is native to your processor; it instead contains bytecodes — the machine language of the Java Virtual Machine1 (Java VM). The java launcher tool then runs your application with an instance of the Java Virtual Machine.

Visual COBOL provides COBOL development and integration tools, in your choice of Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code or Eclipse, that offer programmers an unrivaled development experience. Use Visual COBOL to help your software delivery teams transform core business systems written in COBOL using the latest technologies including .NET, JVM, Containers and Cloud. Introducing the next chapter of COBOL Innovation, Visual COBOL 7.0. This latest release delivers new and exciting development capabilities designed for Micro Focus COBOL applications. Take full advantage of the new, open and popular toolset, Visual Studio Code for COBOL development. Visual COBOL 7.0 also delivers a continued Micro Focus commitment to COBOL deployment across a wide array of platforms including new Linux distributions, .NET core, Docker containers, Azure Cloud and AWS. Compile COBOL applications to Java byte code for deployment within the Java Virtual Machine.