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I wonder how RPG will be able to handle things like reading Excel spreadsheets natively or handle network connectivity (i.e. java.net) or run effectively on a PC. Java "for presentation" is a short sided view, at best; certainly not appropriate for a company that supposedly embraces open source efforts. dan -----Original Message----- From: Nathan M. Andelin [mailto:nandelin@RELATIONAL-DATA.COM] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 2:21 PM To: web400@midrange.com Subject: [WEB400] Resort back to RPG? > From: "Brad Stone" <brad@bvstools.com> > There's no rule that says it has to be all Java. Even IBM > is saying to use RPG for everything and Java for > presentation. In a couple more years, they'll resort back > to just using RPG for everything again. :) That's a thought provoking prediction, Brad. At this point IBM is bent on common middleware across all platforms. While Microsoft continues to pump proprietary middleware for Wintel. On the iSeries, I believe that proprietary has the advantage from an efficiency, reliability, ease of implementation perspective. But wouldn't common middleware lead to better, more integrated systems? Or would it eventually lead to Java deployment on the lowest common denominator? Which is perhaps Wintel, or Lintel? Nathan M. Andelin www.relational-data.com _______________________________________________ This is the Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries (WEB400) mailing list To post a message email: WEB400@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/web400 or email: WEB400-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/web400.
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