Re: Costco still on IBM i?

Hello Marco,

Am 25.05.2025 um 16:25 schrieb Marco Facchinetti <marco.facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx>:

The general problem about IBM i applications is that there is a very large codebase without the proper interface. And the specific problem on Midrange is that too many persons think that the transition to a better UI is not possible (or too expensive) without living the platform.

You're sending mixed signals. :-) In one earlier message you state, you allege to not have expressed opinions or judgments on the 5250. But here you clearly state 5250 not being a proper interface. This leaves me confused.

I see many situations where many complain about not having the budget to change the interface of the programs

Is it really a complaint? Or just a factual statement? That makes a huge difference.

Again, the discussion revolves back to GUI or text. I again state: Use the right tool for the job. Just repeating a flat allegation that 5250 is inferior in any case while web UIs are superior in any case (as some people on this list do) doesn't make that statements automatically true.

but they spend time and energy to adapt the existing programs to the rules and the changing market. I don't see why they should be two different things, if you don't adapt the rules you are out of the market and if you don't adapt the interface too.

As Daniel stated multiple times: It depends on viewpoint. Yours as an ISV is surely different than that of a programmer being employed by a company to "keep the lights on".

You need to compete on a market, selling application software. Blingbling sells better, while TUIs would probably not. Raul has probably established a load of readymade templates and skill so he can truthfully allege that programming for the web is easy. For him.

Bottom line: It depends. As always. :-)

:wq! PoC