C/C++ Converter - Sun Why Not?

Here's a question for Sun:
How come you haven't built a C/C++ to Java Converter?
It would seem to be a logical thing to help people transition their code.
Maybe you could start it an open source the project...
Microsoft (Java to C#, Java to J++, Java to VB), Sybase (PowerBuilder to Java and vice versa), PHP (Dont Net and ColdFusion to PHP) all have converters to convert other languages.
Sun, why not?

Ok, let's assume for one second that what you're saying is actually possible or practical to try to do. When would you want to do it? This falls under the heading of building for something that hasn't come up yet. This is also why I maintain that effort spent building a data layer that the db can be yanked out from under without impacting the application is not practical to do.
What is the likelihood that you're actually going to do it? In 20 years of software development across a multitude of platforms I've NEVER seen one case where the db is changed underneath an existing application and the application itself was not reworked in the process to add or improve existing functionality. The reality is that in the real corporate universe companies are resistant to change for the sake of change. We have to convince people that Refactoring is a good thing.
The same is true in this case. If we had an existing C++ application and suddenly decided we wanted to run it as a Java application. The only reason to take that step is if we want to rework the application as we went, and in that case there ain't no converter nowhere nohow no why that's going to be of any help.
But, let's say for a second you want to throw all of that away and decide you want to do it anyhow. What do you want to lean on to convert your application, the capability of someone who built a product and markets it, or the developers that are on the ground in your fight right now? For me, that's a non-issue. I will lean on my developers rather than a product EVERY time.
Just my 2 krupplenicks on the subject, your milage may of course vary.
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