Re: Updating WDSc to RDi

Pete Helgren wrote:

Based on some other posts here, I think RDB 7.1 + RDi 7.1 = RBD SOA but I am not sure. I think EGL is part of RDB 7.1 which is what I am after since I am preparing for EGL classes next week with Jon Sayles.

Yes and yes, except the name is RDi-SOA. :)

However, I would like to replace what I have now with WDSc 7.0 since I don't have adequate space to have all these components on my notebook at the same time. So I plan to uninstall all the WDSc tools I have in Add/Remove programs listed as IBM Software Development Platform (all 11GB of it) and then install RBD and then RDi. Would that be OK? I should still be able to everything I currently do in WDSc with RDi (and RBD), correct?

It depends on what you do with WDSC. WDSC contains not just RDi functionality, but also all of the Java EE capabilities of RAD (a $4000 product). The Java EE capabilities are not included in either the RDi or RBD components of RDi-SOA. RBD lets you create web applications using EGL, but does not include the full tooling for Java EE development.

Hope that clears it up a little <grin>.

Joe