Re: AS/400

["Chris Rehm" <javadisciple@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Lou Forlini" <lforlini@sspi-software.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: AS/400


>     Do you contend that writing client-server apps is just as easy as
> using a traditional DDS display file?  If so, why isn't everybody
> doing it that way?  I can point you to 2 shops full of people who
> have done absolutely *zero* coding this way.

Why yes, it is quite as easy as coding a traditional DDS display file. Why
isn't everybody doing it this way? Everybody but AS/400 shops is doing it
this way. For the VB programmer who has several years using his tools and
environment, it might seem like it would be difficult to write code the way
green screeners are.

> >I disapprove strongly of the interactive charge.  But you have to
> >consider it as
> >part of the total cost of ownership or use a technique like Joe's to
avoid it.
>
>     To me it seems like a losing proposition either way.  You can pay
> IBM's tax, or you can put all of your existing plans on hold and pay
> your programmers to change everything.  These shops are finally
> recovering from Y2K, they're not going to drop everything again just
> to run in place.

Why is it a losing proposition either way? If you "pay IBM's tax" did you
lose? If you change everything did you lose? You have options, all of which
have a cost involved. Is that different than it has been in the past? Did
you ever have free options?

>     - Lou Forlini

Chris Rehm
javadisciple@earthlink.net
If you believe that the best technology wins the
marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.


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