| 1 | These languages offer high performance, but they suffer in terms of reliability and portability. | |
| 2 | Mobility should require no recompilation, no retargeting of the application itself while portability may, in fact, require both. | |
| 3 | Platform lock-in is an important issue for customers and we've worked very hard to eliminate barriers to portability. | |
| 4 | But portability of people, allowing us to move our skills from one process design tool to another, is also important. | |
| 5 | Use of a supplier's language extensions and non-standard-conforming features limits the portability of your code and can prevent you from choosing a new implementation supplier. |