Re: Did anyone attend the Webfacing lab at COMMON?

[Jeff Glenn <Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can't speak for Buck's situation, but he may considering the COOL:2E
Web Option that web enables existing applications.

Jeff

"Nathan M. Andelin" wrote:
>
> 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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