Re: Modernizing

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The CGIDEV2 tool is excellent.  Easy to download, install and get running.

Having tried the Java route, I can say that it is massively complex to 
get right, and except for super massive web sites that require a full 
WAS server, in my opinion not worth the effort to learn unless there are 
other compelling reasons to do so.  In my case it was a Masters program 
where I had a choice of Java or .Net.  Clear choice there.

In addition to the CGIDEV2 tooling, I would suggest you look at PHP.  
It's both procedural and object oriented, and easy to learn by 
comparison to Java.  With the Zend server you can incorporate all of the 
RPG and IBM objects that you would like to with a minimum of effort.  I 
do work with Zend to help their customers implement PHP, but I would not 
do that if I did not think it was a viable tool.

If the Eclipse version of  RDi or RDP is the same as the Zend Studio 
(which is free for IBM i customers) you can load the Zend Studio over 
the top of RDi or RDP and have a fully integrated development tool.  
Otherwise it's look and feel is close enough to the IBM tooling that 
there is nearly no learning curve for the development environment.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 10/18/2011 8:40 AM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> Profound UI is a good tool - and expensive. If you want something that
> is free, take a look at CGIDEV2 - google it - there are even some
> frameworks around it that can help make development easier for web
> interfaces.
>
> You might post on the HTML list here at midrange.com - they'll give you
> lots of good advice - maybe more than you might want!!:)
>
> HTH
> Vern
>
> On 10/18/2011 8:09 AM, Frank Hildebrandt wrote:
> > >  Hi,
> > >
> > >  in my opinion this is the one and only solution if you want to stay at RPG.
> > >
> > >  http://www.profoundui.com/
> > >
> > >  Frank
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > >  Von:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx  [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im
> > >  Auftrag von Russell Kalchbrenner
> > >  Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. Oktober 2011 14:50
> > >  An:WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >  Betreff: [WDSCI-L] Modernizing
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  I am an old time RPG programmer and am currently using Webfacing for their
> > >  web development. Although this has been a pretty good tool for us, it has
> > >  its limitations. I am looking for some advice on what would be the best
> > >  tools to use to modernize their web development. I currently have RBD and
> > >  have some minor experience at Java. I do like the RPG language and would
> > >  like to continue to incorporate this in my web development.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  Any advice?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  Russell Kalchbrenner
> > >  IT Manager
> > >  Financial Management Services, Inc.
> > >  Web:www.fmsi-contractorscredit.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
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