Re: What's the latest thinking of the best two or threewebdevelopment languages/environ...

Matt

Thanks for that - I have been mistaken - although I still think it is a good alternative.

The IBM Net.Data site does say what you just said, as here:

Net.Data, a full-featured and easy to learn scripting language, allows you to create powerful Web applications. Net.Data can access data from the most prevalent databases in the industry including DB2, Oracle, DRDA-enabled data sources, ODBC data sources, flat files, and web registry data.
Net.Data reached its end of support date on September 30, 2004 for Windows and UNIX. No further support of any kind will be provided by IBM for Net.Data. The successor product for Net.Data is IBM WebSphere Application server. Customers who use Net.Data are encouraged to migrate their Net.Data applications to the WebSphere platform. Net.Data on System i is still supported. Net.Data on z/OS is supported through DB2 for z/OS Version 8, but not for Version 9.1 or later.

The site is www.ibm.com/netdata - so I retract my earlier comments.

So sad!!

Vern
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From: "Haas, Matt (CL Tech Sv)" <matt.haas@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Net.Data is not offered on any other platforms any more so it is no longer cross
platform. I doubt the Net.Data manuals were updated to reflect this but the DB2
manuals have been.

Matt

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Dave

More on Net.Data - pros and cons compared to WAS -

Net.Data and WebSphere: Myths and Realities

Also, since v4r4 you can call Java procedures from Net.Data on i/i5/iSeries.

It is also cross-platform in the DB2 world - certainly is used on the LUW
versions of DB2, probably on mainframe version.

And it's very easy to use. I seem to remember getting a prototype app up in less
than a day, after doing some reading.

It might fit what you're doing - a small app, then move it on. Because you do
have to write up some HTML for it, hence, you can always take that part to any
other technology pretty easily, I think.

OK - enough evangelizing!
Vern
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From: "Dave Odom"

Mike,

I haven't made up my mind yet, but the final list of contenders are (in no
particular order):

Java
.NET
PHP
Net.Data

But, even though I'm leaning toward PHP or Net.Data, simply because of time to
productivity and lack of complexity in what it takes to develop, I'm also

aware

these may not be a good long term strategy. But, what I'm needing to do is a
small app and then perhaps move it to a better environment, at some

point,before

it grows too big. Your thoughts?

Thanks,

Dave

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