A few years ago I ported a UNIX log processing application into Java, that was basically a bunch of Korn shell scripts born in AIX, doing all sorts of data fetching, log processing and uploading of results into other severs, scattered around a couple of scripts and UNIX tools.
It was a bit of a mess indeed, however as the author of the Java port, I would assess the Korn shell scripts were still much better approach, despite the mess.
Reason for the port? Whoever was taking charge of the application wasn't confortable with UNIX and decided having it done in Java was easier for having random external consulting companies develop it further.
It was a bit of a mess indeed, however as the author of the Java port, I would assess the Korn shell scripts were still much better approach, despite the mess.
Reason for the port? Whoever was taking charge of the application wasn't confortable with UNIX and decided having it done in Java was easier for having random external consulting companies develop it further.