RE: Java and Visual Basic, how to learn?

>From: Loyd Goodbar [mailto:loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>I think the focus is on creating Windows-functional applications...
>Developing Internet/intranet-capable applications may be in the future...

Just my opinion here, but that's a BAD idea. Especially if you're not an
experienced VB or Java programmer you're unlikely to be doing anything that
you can't do in a browser. Having lived through several years of DLL-Hell
(and deploying Java apps would be no different) I can see no good reason to
ever write a thick-client application again[1].

My (well documented) preference is for the MS side of the world, so I'd look
at ASP.NET, but the JSP/Servelet side is just as capable and can be hosted
directly on the iSeries.

Unless your company has a _very_ good reason for writing thick clients
don't! If you're used to green-screen deployment of applications you'll hate
the distributed deployment requirements of thick applications and love the
single-instance deployment of web apps. 

-Walden

[1] Every rule has an exception, so please don't point out the odd-balls.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Loyd Goodbar [mailto:loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:08 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Java and Visual Basic, how to learn?


Not necessarily. I think the focus is on creating Windows-functional
applications that access/utilize AS/400 data. Developing
Internet/intranet-capable applications may be in the future, but does not
appear to be the primary focus.

Loyd

On Tue, 01 Apr 2003 02:19:18 +0200, Jan Megannon <jmegannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Hi Lloyd,
>
>Do you need to develop these skills i.t.o. web development? This may (or 
>may not, based on perspective) be a site that could have some value to 
>you. Check out the documentation, examples, etc.

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