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From: "Buck Calabro" <Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net> >I came away from the Webfacing sessions with the distinct >impression that IBM is here to stay. I take this to mean that IBM is committed to Webfacing? I wonder how committed? > I'm not certain that this is going to work for us in particular > (we use Cool:2E and are exploring other possible routes to > Internet-enable our applications)... Cool:2E generates 5250 RPG doesn't it? Why wouldn't Webfacing work for your applications? > It's NOT screen-scraping, so things like pop-up windows actually > open a new window, but like all browser based interfaces, it suffers > from "don't back up" syndrome. 5250 emulation doesn't support the <Back> button either. Is that really a problem? > Once the Java stuff is running, the programmers will start > tinkering, and Web-technology will then become as "iSeries-ish" > as RPG is today. Is this a prediction that most applications will be written in Java? > Is there something in particular you were looking for? Had I been able to attend the conference, the Webfacing sessions would have interested me. Nobody seems to know how much more CPU is required to run a Webfaced application. That's one question. I once offered the hypothesis that Webfacing was a temporary transition technology to encourage customers to buy into Websphere. Is that true? Or is the DEVELOP UNDER 5250 then DEPLOY VIA WEBFACING a viable long-term development strategy? Thanks Buck, Nathan M. Andelin
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