RE: RPG.NET

<Duane>
   If you have software subscription you already own WDSc(I actually think
   this comes with any purchase of a new version of the OS/400 including RPG
   compiler) which will give a load of tools to accomplish whatever you need
   to .  Hope this helps.
</Duane>

One thing that Java has working against it is that nobody has taken the time
to integrate all of the useful components into an easy to use interface.  I
have programmed a good handful of Java applications and I would take Java
over .NET any day of the week if I didn't have to take 6 months off just to
get a handle on which Java technologies I want to implement in my business.
I go to sites like Jakarta.apache.org and just bow my head in hopes of
understanding the new technologies they come out with and how they work with
the rest of the world of Java technologies.

My mind is still up in the air on Java vs.  xxxx.NET, but now that RPG.NET
is available it is enticing to at least try it out since I have a copy of
VS.NET on my laptop.

Anybody know pricing on ASNA's RPG.NET (without VS.NET)?  They don't have it
on their site. . .

Aaron Bartell

-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Kehoe [mailto:dkehoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:57 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: RPG.NET


   I agree with Scott(of tn5250 fame - I am a long time user until recently
   when IBM finally released an iSeries Access product for Linux). 

   Personal M$ feelings asside being more open and agile to change is
   advantagous, thus making java the best option IMHO.  However, in regards
   to the VARPG compile to Java bytecode, I have tried this with little
   luck.  Even after getting all the IBM jars loaded into my classpath I get
   funny errors in Linux from bigdecimal errors to null pointer exceptions. 
   I will admit I have not tried VARPG's compile to java option in a couple
   of years though, so they may have improved it since I last looked at it. 

   If you have software subscription you already own WDSc(I actually think
   this comes with any purchase of a new version of the OS/400 including RPG
   compiler) which will give a load of tools to accomplish whatever you need
   to .  Hope this helps.

   Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) wrote:

 Hi Scott,

 Good comments, just wanted to address one of them with this link:

  

 But, I will continue to avoid a .NET solution because I don't want to be
    

 locked into Windows.
 http://www.dotnet.za.net/viewcategory.asp?catid=5

 Right up your alley right? ;-)

 Aaron Bartell

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Scott Klement [mailto:klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
 Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:45 AM
 To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
 Subject: Re: RPG.NET



  

 A co-worker just sent me this.  http://www.asna.com/AVRNETandMicrosoft.asp

 Just wondering if anybody has any experience with it along with well
    

 rounded
  

 opinions? Emphasis on well rounded and not blasts at Microsoft.
    

 I guess it depends on your requirements.   ASNA has a good reputation.

 On the other hand, if you're going to write Windows-only PC software,
 Visual Basic is a lot more mainstream, a lot more widely supported.
 You'll find lots of add-ons for it (though, they probably also work with
 RPG.NET) and lots of code examples for various things on the Internet.
 Though, it may be more difficult to integrate with an iSeries.

 Java also has it's advantages, in that the code isn't Windows-only.  You
 can run it on Mac, Linux, *BSD, or even OS/400.

 VARPG also has it's advantages.... for one thing, you've already got it if
 you're paying for Websphere Devel Studio, and for another, it can compile
 to Java bytecode so (theoretically) the compiled object can be run
 anywhere.

 Personally, I think using ANY of them is better than using none.  But, I
 will continue to avoid a .NET solution because I don't want to be locked
 into Windows.

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