Re: George Farr declares featurespecificpricingonhorizonfor WDSC

Being that you know so much about me and what I will and wont use... :-)

What exact IBM technology are you talking about?  

I am guessing you mean VARPG, which I wouldn't count as 'native' because you
essentially have RPG.NET (ASNA) as far as I can tell.  And if memory serves
me right, VARPG doesn't keep up to date with the latest releases of the RPG
complier which gives obvious indication of how IBM views the product.  I am
sure there are a number of other drawbacks with VARPG just as there are with
Webfacing (read Java).  I want to re-emphasize that if it isn't native it
wont last.  Of course if we are running "thick client" something has to NOT
be native, but that is where the smart client concept could come into play
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_client).

To expound on my dreams of RPG, this thick client capability would use the
concept mentioned above (i.e. smart client) and would simply give the RPG
programmer a set of UI components that are created and fully supported by
the RPG compiler team.  There would of course be a new version of DSPF DDS
that looks nothing like it's fore fathers (more so for broad programmer
acceptance - which would mean free form would be essential, or rather
anything non-cryptic). 

Aaron Bartell 


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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 12:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] George Farr declares
featurespecificpricingonhorizonfor WDSC

You already have the thick client solution, and have for over 10 years. 
  Its RPG, its easy to migrate your applications, and it uses your existing
data and skill sets.

But you won't use it.

albartell wrote:
...

Imagine having a RPG native way to create browser and thick client 
apps from the iSeries!  The probability of this happening 'natively' 
is less the more I hear George talk though.  ...

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