Re: what was the single mgmt decision made in mid-1990s. period

["M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Nathan,

 You've got it!  Now if we can convince IBM, this platform would be 
in much better shape.

 Of course, learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript would be a bonus, but 
the heavy lifting should be done by the OS.

 -mark


At 2/17/09 03:23 PM, you wrote:
> > From: Lukas Beeler
> > Well, the GUI Stuff i've seen from the IBM i development team so
> > far ...
>
> Yeah, I should have qualified my statement.  I prefer to steer clear 
> of the IBM i HTTP server administrative console because the UI is so tedious.
>
> And to be honest, when folks call for a native GUI, most the time I 
> don't know what they're talking about.  But I generally get the idea 
> that they don't want Websphere middleware.  And they do want a 
> programming interface comparable to a display file interface.  And 
> they don't want to learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.  And the UI must 
> be productive and efficient.  And if those conditions are met, then 
> they'd happily crank out new applications that would propel the 
> platform into the future.  And I tend to believe them.