Re: .NET was WhoAmI in PHP and getting Wordpress

Can we get off the x is better than y train?

If the debate has soured, then yes, I would say we should stop. But there
are many out there that are actively making these decisions, and if the
majority of the debate is still fruitful then it should continue. I do know
we have discussed this in years past (probably about every 6 to 9 months),
but technology changes that fast, so it warrants bringing up again. For
example, something like ProufoundUI/Valence/OpenRPGUI/Renaissance would be a
perfect solution for your employer if you were just approaching the
modernization effort.

If we don't debate the ramifications of a decision to adopt new technologies
- whether on or off IBM i - then we aren't making progress in informing the
community on best practices.

Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.SoftwareSavesLives.com



On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Can we get off the x is better than y train? Sometimes the IBM i/web
connection happens after another development group (usually web) already
has
standardized on a language and the investments are made in said technology.
My guess is that is a major driver in what language gets chosen
for interacting with the IBM i. It may be PHP, Ruby, .NET, or another
language. It is fine to advocate PHP and RPG for business that are just
starting to look into doing this. But don't razz people that have made the
investment long ago.

Aaron, I do agree that if a business is just getting started on the web and
know RPG, they should do RPG. If they _want_ to learn something new, they
can't go wrong with learning PHP and running it on an IBM i. Both have
little investment and time to get an application live.

Lets focus on the technology.

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Mike Wills
http://mikewills.me