Re: Cases in AS400

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> What paradigm are you referring to?  I believe Lansa and 2e are both
doing
> reasonably well.   I'm directly familiar with 2e and it has  picked back
up
> once Sterling sold it to CA.
I've been working with Websmart, and it is doing extremely well.
jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Kaynor@xxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:27 PM
Subject: RE: Cases in AS400


>
> Jack,
> Agreed on your first paragraph, but not on your second...
>
> Used well, CASE tools can save a lot of labor.  In addition to  everything
> else, they encourage reuse and a shared development  environment.   These
are
> not natural to most traditional midrange  developers, but have large
benefits if
> used well (meaning with good standards,  naming conventions, etc. so that
> other developers can find and reuse).
>
> What paradigm are you referring to?  I believe Lansa and 2e are both
doing
> reasonably well.   I'm directly familiar with 2e and it has  picked back
up
> once Sterling sold it to CA.  You can now generate HTML  displays and EJB
> programs from the same Action Diagrams and Screen  Designs.  Works for me.
>
> --Chapin Kaynor
>   Vermont
>
> In a message dated 5/3/2005 7:50:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> message:  9
> date: Tue, 3 May 2005 07:51:45 -0400
> from: "Jack Derham"  <derhamj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: Cases in AS400
>
> I'm sure  that you intended to mention that although it generates what us
> "old birds"  consider miserable code, it did generate it consistently and
> that was a  great help when you did have to go in and clean up.
>
> In my mind's eye,  it has faded from use because the paradigm was too
> difficult a transition  and it did not save any labor.
>
> Jack Derham
> Direct Systems,  Inc.
>
>