Re: Installing a web change (was: importing a rpg orsqlrpg)

> From: Buck Calabro
>
> I wouldn't say that I have a better than average understanding, but I also
> don't think it's as difficult as it appears at first blush.

I'm not going to argue about your capabilities, Buck <grin>.  You may not
believe it, but you have a FAR better understanding of web application
architecture than a large segment of IBM's target audience.  The implied
idea behind WebFacing is that an RPG programmer who doesn't even know how to
spell IFS can, with just a little training, become proficient in web
application design.  You and I both know that's not the case.

Is it difficult?  Not particularly.  Is it rocket science?  Certainly not.
But at the same time, there are plenty of programmers who can't really make
the leap from RPG III to RPG IV, much less to ILE.  Are these programmers
going to be able to use WebFacing?  Hardly.  So that means that now a
typical shop needs two programmers: the guy who writes the code, and the guy
who WebFaces it.  That's not the mantra IBM is selling.

Because once you get to the point where you need a WebFacing expert, my
approach makes so much more sense.  PSC/400 generates a clean split between
the OS/400 code and the JSP.  The only new talent you need is someone who
understands HTML and web design, and they're in charge of the UI.  They
don't give a hoot about RPG or DDS or green screens; they just manage the
data on the web panel.  And that guy is a lot easier to find (and a heck of
a lot cheaper) than someone who knows WebFacing.

Joe