Re: Java vs VisualAge RPG

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The main issue is political in my opinion.

VARPG, regardless of its merits, has never gained traction.  So, 
regardless of its value it is a solution that will no doubt follow OS/2 
onto the list of great solutions that didn't make it.



Lim Hock-Chai wrote:
>  I don't know anything about VisualAge RPG and what it is capable of .
> However, I always though that if you're going to go thru the trouble of
> convert green screen app to gui, you might as well go with the method
> that can serve both internal and external customer ==> using web browser
> as client.  The most common programming tool (in AS400 would), I would
> guess, would be java+jsp+rpg.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 12:48 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Java vs VisualAge RPG
>
> I posted a similar thread in Java400, but thought I'd ask here as well. 
>
> Has anyone here ever evaluated Java vs VisualAge RPG?  Just doing a
> little investigation and was wondering if anyone here had thoughts on
> the matter.
>
> I appreciate your input,
>
> Kurt Anderson
> Application Developer
> Highsmith Inc
>
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