Re: Costco still on IBM i?

Costco is definitely still on IBM i and no intent to move.  I just attended COMMON Anaheim and a bunch from Costco were there.  Great conference at Disneyland.  
Regards,Laura
Laura A. UbelhorPresidentConsultech Services, Inc.www.consultechservicesinc.com
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On Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:21:11 PM EDT, Marco Facchinetti <marco.facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I can't believe you people are still talking about 5250.

Please, let it fade away.

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Il giorno ven 23 mag 2025 alle ore 17:17 Vern Hamberg via MIDRANGE-L <
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++++1

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

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On 5/22/2025 10:02 PM, Robert Roland via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

One prime example I see of this is the web apps I work on every day - we

don't pay attention to tab order, or any concessions to rapid data entry. I
personally find the green screens faster to work with, like CLIs on UNIX.

This seems to be borne out of focusing on the aesthetics of the GUI, vs

the actual usability.

Ugh.

    - Rob

On Sat, May 17, 2025, at 4:56 AM, Infodorado InfoDorado via MIDRANGE-L

wrote:

The trick is to keep USERS in mind when you do a graphic type

interface. The green screen forces the developer into coding in a way that
has a shorter learning curve for new users. You can do web pages that way
but that takes more developer or management discipline.

--Alan

On 05/16/2025 6:41 PM EDT Jack Woehr via MIDRANGE-L<

midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm 100% with you on those insights, Roger.
I mentored a young fellow, 31, who had boot-camped his way into web

development at 29.

He was sad. "I wasted 7 years after college before finding web

development," he sighed.

"What did you do in those 7 years?" I asked.
"I worked in oil & gas in Louisiana. What should I do to boost my

career now?"

I told him, "Go back to Louisiana. I've done development for oil &

gas. They can find developers, but their challenge is finding developers
who understand oil & gas!"

He took my advice and is doing quite well today.

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I have always had the opinion that the IBM I programs/interfaces were

done by people with more real-world experience - having worked in whatever
industry or similar.  That gives you more insight into what is needed to
perform the function(s).

Again, just my opinion but I think most of the web stuff is designed

by people who never worked a retail counter, dealt with inventory, etc.

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power



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