Re: Costco still on IBM i?

Patrik don't miss my message:

Being you a programmer or an ISV soon or later will arrive the fresh
graduated stating "what's this green crap?". The fate of programmers and
ISVs in front of these people is the same. We are out.

So, just to answer your question, a proper interface is the one that will
save your butts.

And talking about companies that "keep the lights on", it's your personal
choice if you stay there. You don't grant me a future? Bye Bye. I like
Birgitta signature: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
(Derek Bok)

The reason I spend time respondig is because I fear that soon or later IBM
change it's mind about IWS maybe only because of lack of feedback. IBM did
it with AFP toolbox and since my customers produce an average of 500.000
bills per year and thoose bills were done using the Afp toolbox i had to
rewrite it. Intersting but not needed.

Best regards
--
Marco Facchinetti

Mr S.r.l.

Tel. 035 962885
Cel. 393 9620498

Skype: facchinettimarco


Il giorno dom 25 mag 2025 alle ore 17:56 Patrik Schindler <poc@xxxxxxxxxx>
ha scritto:

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


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