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  3. April 2008

Re: power line (AS/400) article in computerworld

Walden H. Leverich wrote:
There are several of us (yes, I'll include myself) that
question some things on the System i, push alternatives like .Net,
.Net is not an alternative to i. It's an inexpensive replacement from an initial entry point perspective, and nowadays the price point isn't enough to justify it. The only thing that can justify .Net as a business platform is the availability of tools that allow people to build applications with little or no programming skills.

I won't get into an argument about whether it's a good idea to let non-programmers write business applications. But I will say that the coming generation of Rational tools is about to put VS to the test. And if that comes about, the only reason to use .Net is because more people know it.

Anyway, that's my April rant, such as it is.

Joe

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