Re: WARNING RDP 8.5 is BUGGY!!

Michael,

I'm actually on board with Ken on this.

For example, I'm now in the process of going to my workspace temp source folder to bring back changes that I implemented today that got overwritten by cached source. It really sucks, and if I didn't catch this, not only does it suck, but it's damaging to the department and company's reputation (in this case it was a program for a client).

That level of a bug can cause a lot of stress. And when that happens, how do you convince someone happy with SEU to switch?

-Kurt

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Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] WARNING RDP 8.5 is BUGGY!!

Ken,

I've let this one simmer for a while. My experience has run counter to yours. I upgraded about a 45 days ago. I've found 8.5 to be very reliable and quite snappy. I've yet to experience a crash. Now admittedly, I upgraded from WDSc (version 7.0).

The only thing I can substantiate is the properties view in the screen designer--there are times when it comes up blank and I have to click around some to get it properly populated. But overall I am one *VERY* happy camper. As to the debugger using out-dated cached source, that's something I've periodically seen since version 6 or so. Thus far, I haven't had the problem in 8.5.

I think the usual disclaimer applies YMMV (your mileage may vary)--and obviously does. There must be something about the environment. Some of our developers here have had a lot of challenges, while others have been rather like me. Very few problems and very happy with the tool.

Michael Quigley

wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 09/27/2012 10:06:38 AM:

----- Message from Ken Killian <kkillian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> on Thu, 27 Sep
2012 11:06:10 +0000 -----

To:

"'Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
for System i & iSeries'" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject:

Re: [WDSCI-L] WARNING RDP 8.5 is BUGGY!!

Hi,

I tried RDP 8.5, and it was "buggy"...

I created a BRAND-NEW Workspace, when I tried RDP 8.5

I tried to update a DDS Screen file, and it didn't update the source.
Very strange. When I clicked on a field in the screen designer. The
Properties window would not auto-fresh. I had to click on other tabs
to force an update.

While debugging programs, my RDP 8.5 crashed way too often! It would
lock-up for over 5-10 minutes, where I had to manually kill it.

And to top it off, when opening up the source, it open an old CACHE
first of the source, that did NOT include recent changes. I NEVER had
WDSC/RDI/RDP do that to me before! That was UNACCEPTABLE! I chase my
tail, think we had SERIOUS problems, only to discover that RDP 8.5 had
screwed up!!!

Anyway, I ended up rolling back RDP 8.0.3, where I do NOT run into any
of the above issues.

I have been developing in RPG for over 20-years. And I had some
"SEU-Fossils" state to me, we do NOT have those problems with "SEU".
:(

For now, RDP 8.0.3 is working great. All other previous updates, I
seemed to always notice better performance and features. Not the case
with this release.

By the way, I use RDP 8.5 for over 30-days, before rolling back to
version RDP 8.0.3

So... Be very carefully on this Version. No wonder why IBM did make it
an auto upgrade, it is too buggy!


-Ken Killian-

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