Re: Alternate Platform for RPG

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THIS QUESTION IS OUTRIGHT WAY OFF!!!


On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:36:31 -0500 Mike Silvers <msilvers@HBS-INC.COM> wrote:

> I am not interested in executing my
> applications on a windows platform at
> all.  The iSeries is the most stable and secure
> platform I have dealt with.
> I would not replace RPG programs with any other
> language.  I would use other
> languages to supplement my RPG programs.  There
> are some areas where other
> languages are more efficient than RPG.  One
> example is connecting to a web
> server using SSL.  Java is more efficient at
> this type of connection than
> RPG.  For this specific example, I use an RPG
> program as the driver for the
> Java program.
>
> The bottom line -- I would have no interest in
> moving from the iSeries to
> another platform.  I would have no interest in
> replacing my RPG programs
> with another language.
>
> Mike Silvers
>
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> From: "Vladimir"
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> Subject: Alternate Platform for RPG
>
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> Hello RPG/400 User,
>
> This is a survey to determine how many RPG/400
> users are interested in
> executing their applications on Windows
> platforms, replacing RPG by Visual
> BASIC as the application language, or on
> UNIX/Linux platforms replacing RPG
> by Java. And if so, which relational database
> would be preferred.
>
> If you are interested, please reply to this
> email noting your preferences.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Vladimir Stepanoff
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