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Java vs ABAP

Wil_Wilstroth — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 03:36:09 GMT

Hi all SAP ABAP gurus in here,

I have been using ABAP for one year. i know that SAP Netweaver is JAVA oriented. Do you think i should take up Java?

If you as an experience ABAPer for many years, will you take up Java for the sake of SAP Netweaver?

on the other hand, will ABAP be still in the SAP picture after 10 years from now?

Thanks.

William Wilstroth

Re: Java vs ABAP

Former Member — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 03:50:16 GMT

Hi william,

Both Java and ABAP are powerful progarmming tools.

But the scope of java is more than that of ABAP. I will advice to u learn java as well which will help u at any time. Also i heard that SAP is coming up with new version of ABAP which am not sure. ABAP will not vanish any way for sure as applications will definetly there based on SAP R/3. NEtweaver is a hot spot in market and if u wanna master u should learn java as well.

Re: Java vs ABAP

RichHeilman — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:38:53 GMT

Hi, The great thing about netweaver is that you have a choice. ABAP or Java. You can build applications in either language. You can build user interfaces in both languages using Webdynpro. This applications can run in the portal regardless of underlying technology. ABAP is not going away. SAP has invested too much in ABAP. They are creating new stuff for ABAP, Webdynpro, new editor, new debugger.

SAP has done a pretty good job of trying to bring java up to the ABAP level. Java is a fairly young language and does need to mature a bit. SAP has developed java based development envirnoment simular to that of ABAP. I would suggest learning some java in the coming years as it will become more important with intergration between non-SAP systems.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

Re: Java vs ABAP

Former Member — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:41:56 GMT

Hi William,

Both java & abap has their advantages & dis-advantages. One of the major advantages of abap is that you can deliver things in a short span of time where as you can't do it in java. In java you have a well defined user interface to work with which is not so easier in abap.

You can see in this competitive world one has to equip with almost every thing to win. Nobody can predict what will happen in future. Both languages are good to learn & practice.

For more ideas check this link...

I hope this helps you.

Regards,

Maheswaran.B

Message was edited by: maheswaran b

Re: Java vs ABAP

Former Member — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:53:04 GMT

Hi William,

The ABAP programming language unifies the advantages of an object-oriented language with those of an integrated 4GL language. The typical OO language constructions such as classes, interfaces, inheritance and so on are available. Furthermore, many of the server’s services, which are integrated in other languages in the form of libraries and have to be addressed using APIs, are integrated directly in the language. This includes amongst other things the direct possible use of all data types that are managed in the central ABAP Dictionary, in particular the integration of database access.

A central feature of the ABAP development is the direct integration of database access. The runtime environment ensures that every ABAP program automatically receives an open connection to the central database in the system, so that an application programmer does not need to worry about opening and closing database connections. ABAP Objects contain Open SQL, a platform-independent SQL dialect as a direct component of the language. It can be used to execute database accesses directly without having to use an API or a class library. Buffer mechanisms on the application server-side ensure that highly-scalable, complex database accesses are possible.

So definitely ABAP will come with come additional features like java.

So ABAP ll always be in the picture of SAP.

JAVA has many features which others dont have..and also we cannot compare java with ABAP..because although both of them are powerful programming languages..they remain distinct. And i definitely suggest u to take up java...