Re: Say Hello to IBM System i5!

[Keith Carpenter <carpcon@xxxxxxx>]

Might be time for Penton to stay current and (once again) rename their
site and magazine. Perhaps: i5Network/i5News.  Can't be perceived as
part of the past.

Trevor, you're probably right about lower actual usage of WDSc, but if
you read the rest of the article (The Big One), the problem is much
larger than whether or not programmers replace PDM with WDSc.  There are
technology choices involving other platforms and whether or not IT
management is on board.


Keith


Trevor Perry wrote:
> I would like to quote iSeriesNetwork. In the current month's issue, Dale 
> Agger wrote an article called
> "A Portrait of iSeries Development" based on a survey of 900 iSeries 
> professionals about iSeries development environments. You can find it here 
> (http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/artarchive/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticle&CO_ContentID=20405&channel=&subart=)
> 
> The article said: "While most shops still rely on SEU/PDM for the 
> programming editor of choice, 21 percent are now reporting substantial use 
> of WDSc and 11 percent substantial use of a third-party application 
> generator."
> and
> "Application modernization (both making the right decisions and getting them 
> implemented) is the challenge most often cited as the biggest you face. Yet, 
> 51 percent describe their organization as not yet started on the process."
> 
> Where I have been is iSeries customers. I would say the numbers above are 
> skewed low - the 21 percent of substantial WDSc use is not my experience. It 
> may be 21 percent have tried it, but only a few developers inside those 21 
> percent are using it more than they use SEU & PDM. And, there are many many 
> more shops that did not respond to the survey, because they are not reading 
> industry journals and don't even know there is something beyond PDM. Same 
> experience with the 51 percent - it seems to be higher in my estimation.
> 
> Of course, being a consultant, I don't get to ~every~ shop.