RE: frontpage extentions....

Don,

There are three logical choices for development environment.  Inprise, IBM and 
Allaire.  WebSphere Studio is everything to everybody, including AS/400 
programmers.  
IBM has many versions, but the $300 WebSphere Development Tools is a good 
starting 
point unless you are going to be doing EJBs.  The AS/400 developers that added 
the 
AS/400 extensions to Studio did a great job for a first release, I expect that 
it will keep 
getting better.  Allaire's ColdFusion, Jrun Studio, and  Homesite are fast and 
easy to use 
but do not target AS/400 environments.  I have not used Jbuilder in over two 
years, but 
I understand it is worth looking at.  

David Morris


>>> dr2@cssas400.com 12/20/00 11:36AM >>>


client does...get them off the ground running cheaply then once they have
their feet wet move on to heavier stuff...and they don't need a "hot
fission" (eah, cold fussion) development environ, plus IBM keeps telling
them how the 400 is web server enabled...  Also, they don't need to punch
up a online order entry/POS system from day 1 either... 

and given how cheaply they can get FP, and how cheap and readily available
education is for FP here in DC, why not...

And, this brings up the next logical progression question:  Preferences
for web development environs...  I'ld also be interested in hearing
comments on web development tools, costs,
benefits/drawbacks/compatabilithy issues from folks that are heavy into
this part of the world...

thanks...

Don in DC

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