Fun Stuff

This is not a question. Just an observation.

I have been doing development for MANY years and sometimes the days can just be a grind. SSDD. (Same S...tuff Different Day)

Every once in a while you get to work on something new and challenging.

Over the past few years my new thing has been Web Services. Fun Stuff!

I have gotten to the point of being able to write a COMPLETE shipping package from scratch using Web Services to our carriers, getting rates and Printing their labels, saving us significant $$$.

Now the NEW thing.
Creating an IWS on the IBMi. This is really fun stuff!!!
I have so much to learn but things fall into place quickly.

We are highly integrated between the IBMi and the network.
In the past the network devo would access data directly. VERY SLOW!!

Then I wrote Stored Procedures that they call and I return what they need. Much Faster.

Now I created an IWS because of a new project where Stored Procedure are not the best option.
With Scott's doc on Providing RPG Web Services and some help from Marco Facchinetti, the setup is a breeze.

The mind just explodes with opportunities!!!

My point is, when development just seems to plod along, and days turn to SSDD, do some reading about something you heard about.
And maybe your days can be filled the excitement of learning we felt at the beginning of our careers.




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