Re: Re: cost estimate for a GUI pilot

The real problem is that the technology stack changes much faster that the
life spans of a typical IBM I application.



For many years there where only Websphere/java or CGIDEV2/RPG for web
development, then came PHP and now Ruby and Node.js.



Node.js is overall a rather new technology (2009) but it is already in the
fast lane and overtaking Ruby in popularity.



I agree with Nathan that many RPG developers has been sitting and waiting
for IBM to fix the problem with a new programming SAA standard for GUI, but
that will never happen. The only company that has succeeded with that is
Microsoft with .NET that like RPG/SAA for IBM I is a proprietary
development environment for Microsoft OS.



How many is actually using these foreign technologies on IBM I, how many
are running PHP, Ruby or Node on IBM I? I doubt that it is a majority or
even a big number of IBM I installations!

On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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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