RE: System Configuration

C++ and SQL access to DB2/400 data is a very poor approach, except possibly
from a "platform independence" standpoint.  If you plan to move your
database to servers other than the AS/400, the design is okay, but otherwise
it's adding a lot of overhead for no reason.  Instead, they could use any
standard messaging interface, from MQSeries (for a fee) to dataqueues (for
free) to communicate with programs written in native RPG on the AS/400.
Your performance is much better, and your in-house staff can maintain your
programs without a painful and expensive learning curve.

Let the new guys write the UI, but leave the business logic in the hands of
the people who know it best - YOUR programmers.

Joe


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-web400@midrange.com [mailto:owner-web400@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Michael Saunders
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 7:02 PM
> To: WEB400@midrange.com
> Subject: System Configuration
>
>
>  This may not be the correct forum for this topic.
>
>   I'm a programmer with a Florida School district.  We
> are beginning the design of a new student information
> system, moving from Cobol(not ILE), hoping to use
> object oriented technology.  We are currently on an
> AS/400 and plan to stay.
>   We are complete novices when it comes to OO, no one
> on staff has any experience.
>   The software vendor/consultant that is working with
> us has come up with the following
> system:
>   Web-based user interface(Java applets),
> communicating through Corba with C++ applications on
> the server.  The C++ accesses the DB2 database with
> SQL.  The application server would either be an NT or
> a Unix box. The database resides on the AS/400.
>   These consultants are the only ones to whom we have
> talked. They are hoping to get our business for some
> of the developement and to mentor our programmers as
> we learn OO languages and techniques.  Their
> applications developement is built around the above
> setup, so this is what they are 'pushing'. I'm pushing
> for a second opinion. Preferably from someone who does
> NOT have a vested interest in our setup or choice of
> products.
>   Is the Java-Corba-C++-SQL-DB2 setup an industry
> norm?
>   Would Websphere provide the same thing?
>
>
>
>
>
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