Re: "Webulating" RPG

[Chris Rehm <Mr.AS400@xxxxxxx>]

** Reply to note from Jon Paris <paris@ca.ibm.com> Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:29:39 
-0500


> I happen to believe that for most people that transition is easier if you 
>work 
> through the intermediate steps of learning to modularise your application, 
>use 
> procedures and other ILE facilities, learn event-driven programming, etc. 
>etc. 
> VARPG is an excellent tool for this since it allows you to maximise the 
> investment in existing code.  Telling those people that anything they develop 
> with the tool can be deployed to any of their users with a web browser is 
>quite 
> a powerful statement.

I disagree Jon. I think it is easier to just dive in to the OO concepts
and "learn to swim". However, I agree that the gradual migration across
the ILE facilities smooths out the "down time" over a longer period by
allowing developers to still remain productive while picking up new
concepts. This should be easier for the stock holders to swallow.


Chris Rehm
Mr.AS400@ibm.net

How often can you afford to be unexpectedly out of business?
Get an AS/400.
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