RE: Is this possible and if so

Tom,
As always, there are exceptions to every generalization, but unless we are
lawyers who cares about the few exceptions?
You are right, some applications are better suited for green-screen or
character-mode terminals. Mouse-less, shop-floor applications are a prime
example.
But as a hasty generalization, graphical/event-driven user interfaces are
"better" for end-users. 
And if I could start a small holly-war that's already beaten that dead-horse
for years now... there will be just as many green-screen applications
written in the future as there will be new RPG programming jobs created for
green-screen application development (in the coming years). If RPG
programmers continue to insist on green screens for their applications that
number will be closer to zero than to 10,000.
-Bob Cozzi


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Tom Jedrzejewicz
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 2:44 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Is this possible and if so

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:13:40 -0600, Bob Cozzi <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, GUI/CGI/Web page is always a better choice for user-interface.

I don't agree with this generalization.

I have done more than my share of CGI programming, and am learning
.NET, so I hardly qualify as a green screen bigot.  But, I have found
in my life as a user as well as a programmer that complex processes
work more efficiently in (well written) green screens than via the
browser.  The key here is well-written.

As an illustrative example . . . a well-written green screen order
entry or item maintenance application will be (IMHO) easier to use and
navigate than a web equivalent.  There are advantages to the browser
(this question points one out),  but efficiency is not one of them. 
The green screen will have a higher learning curve, but once learned,
the staff will be far more productive.

-- 
Tom Jedrzejewicz
tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx
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