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Based in other's people experience, I skipped the "fat-client" and went directly to web based applications. I'm using mostly Net.Data, but from there I often call RPG programs and I plan to learn Java also.


Walden H. Leverich III wrote:

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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Walden H Leverich III
President
Tech Software




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