I think the platform being "decimated" is an overstatement:
"Consequently, one of the frustrations in the computer industry, and
certainly in the IBM i customer community, is a lack of visibility to
other customers who are using the same technology – IBM i in this case. I
can tell you, factually, that IBM i has more customers than any other IBM
platform, that we still have easily over 100,000 enterprises of one size
or another actively using IBM i and its immediate predecessors, that we’re
still sold and have active customers in more than 115 countries in the
world. I can tell you these things, but if your company doesn’t know other
companies using IBM i, you might still feel alone." Steve Will, Chief
Architect for IBM i
http://ibmsystemsmag.blogs.com/you_and_i/2010/09/you-and-i-are-not-alone.html
I don't think IBM is going to drop the platform any time soon.
Blake
date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:22:18 +0200
from: john e <jacobus1968@xxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: Impossible to even think about rewriting in RPG
Pff, edited egain for clarity.I use hotmail with Chrome... maybe thats the
problem.
Scott said:>> In fact, it's everything you do.Thats what i mean.
Btw, i was not getting on Mihael case.Just adviced him to give it up.If
you want to be happy, concentrate on things you *can* change.If i see a
developer using SEU and he is happy with it i'm NOT going to try to
educate.And yes, i am (was) quite frustrated.Things were much worse (for
me) in the 90's, where the problems where the same, but not many options
besides SEU and RPGIII,and everybody seemed to be quite pleased with the
development tools, and everything global, non-modular, etc.Things are
different now, but also that the platform is decimated.And i have still
more than 20 years to go before retirement.But, like Mihael, i'm not
planning to stay that long on this platform.So i say to Mihael, good for
you, not good for this community.
Cheers!
midrange.com
