Re: Re: cost estimate for a GUI pilot

RPG isn't driving the application. It's just pushing the info out there to
be massaged by the common denominator in all web apps (ie, CSS, JS, etc).

What urging should be done is showing them what they can do with RPG. I
don't mind the other technologies either but most customers I deal with
want the "most comfortable" of the uncomfortable solutions. And that in no
way means it's lacking in functionality.

What hurts it is equating RPG with green screens.

I've known Aaron longer than anyone on this list.. I can say that for
sure. I would never intentionally be "mean" to him. :)

I've seen them come and go over the years (Java, EGL, etc) and RPG is still
here doing the work, and well.

Brad
www.bvstools.com


On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So why make it so difficult and keep pushing RPG/COBOL/Native solutions
away?

Be nice to Aaron. He's doing a good thing bringing Ruby and Rails to the
platform. Something needs to urge the RPG community from their comfort
zones - which in the case of green-screens is like being stuck in a rut.
Add to that the technical debt accumulating in dead code and monolithic
design, and we really have a big problem.

Nathan.
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