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You don't just go into a shop and force a new technology on them ...
I appreciate your experience with apparently hundreds of RPG shops, and
value your perspective, along with that of all the participants in this
discussion. It appears that in the case of Gad Miron, there is a mixture of
Java and RPG programmers.
While not totally clear, my gut feel is that the relevance and future of
the RPG team may be challenged by the Java team. I've had about 8-years of
experience in shops with mixed development tracks and could share stories
about the ensuing turf wars.
RPG teams seem to have a reputation of being stuck in a rut - all the while
waiting for IBM to hand the world to them on a silver platter. In the mean
time, they are becoming less and less relevant. My metaphor about IBM
handing the world to them on a silver platter refers to the expectation of
IBM providing GUI interfaces and tooling which are as cohesive as display
files and native languages were in their heyday.
I feel at a loss in this discussion without more feedback from Gad. Again,
what does he hope to do with tooling? And what do they want the tooling to
do for them?
Nathan.
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