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Hi Bob, This question may not relate to the current discussion. I found in the "Tips of the day" that - "AS/400 is an object based system, and not object-oreinted". Is it true? Cause if I see the AS/400 Handbook, they say AS/400 is object oriented. And I also feel that it's object oriented and of cource object-based. What's your comment? Thanks, Rajeev. "Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@rpgiv.com> on 07/02/99 09:01:13 AM Please respond to RPG400-L@midrange.com Subject: RE: CodeStudio or CODE/400 ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Teff <jteff19@idt.net> To: <whynot@rpgiv.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 8:40 PM > Why is your company not using CodeStudio, IBM's CODE/400 or a competitive > product today? > > I work for a consulting firm. I own my own laptop, but most do not. Even > so, most clients will > not let me hookup my laptop to their network. Most will not allow you to > load your own software > on one of their PCs either. Copying source files to disk to transfer > between the client's > system and my laptop forfeits any possible efficiency gains. For a hefty > $1200 price, there > is no way to justify this expense either for me or my employer. I would > like to say, "Give > consultants a break on the pricing. They can then expose their clients to > these tools. It would > be like a promotion." But, I don't really believe that as the clients, > for the most part, will not > let you really use it. > > On a personal note, I've either used or demo'd Code/400, CodeStudio and > FlexEdit. I did > not care for FlexEdit as it was too PCish. Both CodeStudio and Code/400 > are more > intuitive for AS/400 people. I preferred CodeStudio over Code/400, but > after visiting with > Bob Cozzi at COMMON a while back, I did not feel that CodeStudio was a > top priority. That > made me re-think my decision to purchase at that time. I'll take another > look at CodeStudio > when the new version (demo) is available and make a decision then. > > What would it take to get your employer to purchase CodeStudio for your > staff? > > I personally believe that I could sell the CodeStudio software to my firm > if I really believed > that it would make them more productive. I don't doubt the tool, rather I > doubt that they will > really be allowed to use it at the client sites. The sticker shock for > CodeStudio is very much > less than for Code/400! > > What feature or features would cause you to purchase your own personal copy > of CodeStudio? > > One thing missing from all of the products is an easy to digest way of > learning the product. > If I want to learn other topics, there are a many books available that > make learning easier. > This is not so in the AS/400 world. I realize that the market is greater > for these other books. > On the other hand, so what. Learning from a reference book doesn't get it > done. On-line > help is great, but it needs to be context sensitive. Reading a screen > just isn't like reading > a book. A well done book can be both a reference manual and a learning > guide. I know there > are many features of Code/400 that I do not use. But, then I don't have > time to spend trying > to find all of these nuggets either. > > Joe Teff > Information Technology Consultant > IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 RPG Programmer > Quality Data Systems > One Meridian Crossings Suite 810 > Minneapolis, MN 55423 > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the RPG/400 Discussion Mailing List! To submit a new * * message, send your mail to "RPG400-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe * * from this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe RPG400-L' in the body of your message. Questions should * * be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the RPG/400 Discussion Mailing List! To submit a new * * message, send your mail to "RPG400-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe * * from this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe RPG400-L' in the body of your message. Questions should * * be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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