|
If I had nothing today and was just starting a business (a non-software
development business) I would not choose any particular hardware or OS or
language as I would most likely just go 100% cloud and let someone else
worry about all that. If I was starting a business that was going to
provide cloud services I would definitely go with the i platform because it
will scale so nicely but would probably choose java or EGL as the language.
My customers won't care as they only care about the end result and I want
my developers to be as productive as possible.
-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of john e
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 7:31 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Is RPG dying
Joe said:
People get Perl jobs too. :) But to use the trite observation, if
you were building an application today would you use PHP as your first
choice? I wouldn't.
But the question was: would you choose the AS/400 (IBM i, pff) and RPG (or
just AS/400) as your (server) development platform, if you had a choice,
i.e. all things considered equal and no AS/400 already running mega package.
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
On 3/9/2012 1:53 AM, John Yeung wrote:--
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Joewrote:
Pluta<joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I'll be happy to make a prediction. PHP is on a steady decline,You cite TIOBE, which shows PHP's trajectory as basically flat from
has been for the last several years.
sometime in 2004 through 2010, with a more noticeable decline only
in the last couple of years. (Contrast with Java, which has been
declining for at least a decade, even after adjusting for the
"Google revision" in 2004.)
Yes, the decline since, say, 2010 has been dramatic. Almost as bad as
Visual Basic.
You want to be current, learn C# or Objective-C.I think what these languages' TIOBE ratings show is that the .NET
and iPhone platforms are enjoying a lot of success right now.
I agree. I wrote about that nearly a year ago:
http://www.mcpressonline.com/programming/rpg/practical-rpg-the-future-
of-rpg.html
You want to be last year's news, learn PHP or better yet Python.True. Though it sounds like Hans got his PHP job more recently than
Scripting languages are sooooo 2006. :)
that. At least we don't have to worry about RPG ever having been or
ever becoming a fad. :)
People get Perl jobs too. :) But to use the trite observation, if
you were building an application today would you use PHP as your first
choice? I wouldn't.
Joe
--
This is the RPG programming on the IBM i / System i (RPG400-L) mailing
list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe,
unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l
or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a
moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
This is the RPG programming on the IBM i / System i (RPG400-L) mailing
list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe,
unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l
or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at
http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
--
This is the RPG programming on the IBM i / System i (RPG400-L) mailing list
To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l
or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2025 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.