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Larger
pool of available programmers
Experienced developers are either
retiring from the workforce or switching to work in newer
technology fields to remain competitive. Learning institutions
are no longer focusing on old-school technologies. As a result,
the pool of available personnel to support many older systems
continues to dwindle. By converting your legacy language code
to more widely used industry standard languages, the possibilities
of finding qualified
personnel are increased.
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Coding style consistency
Automated code conversions result in
consistent coding styles in terms of code formatting and syntax,
thereby reducing
maintenance costs.
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Specialized code modifications
In addition to converting to a new
language, specialized coding modifications can be implemented
as code is converted. Datatek can tailor a converter for any business
requirement. Global modifications are made in a consistent and
accurate manner.
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Greater portability to other
platforms
Some languages are heavily integrated
with a particular operating system and/or hardware. Industry
standard languages run on a wide variety of platforms providing
the flexibility of moving portions or all of an application to
another platform with minimal effort.
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Minimal/No user community
retraining
Converting code to a newer
language does not
change its logic. Applications will essentially
look and run the same as they did before. The cost of a massive
retraining effort is not required.
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Avoid pitfalls of manual
recoding/complete software replacement
Converting code manually can be a
very costly and time-consuming task. It can very easily take
man-years to evaluate an application's logic and convert it
to a new language. In addition, multiple developers manually
converting code can lead to a lack of coding consistency, as well
as the likelihood of introducing errant bugs.
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