Re: Is this really new ?

>I have been writing code for many moons on many versions of RPG and all it's new extensions. I doubt anything I have learned would prepare me for the "web experience".

The issue isn't with you, it is with the rest of the world. IMO the IT world in general is trying desperately to discover the next generation user interface and they still haven't been very successful. Obviously successful is a relative term, but I would define a new UI technology a success if they could reach the same simplicity and efficiency that we have with 5250 applications. Right now if you embrace ANY browser or thin client based technology it inherently requires that you become versed in a whole slew of other technologies (i.e. HTML+CSS+Javascript, Silverlight, Flex, JavaFX, etc).

The thought I have been pondering the past couple months is "what really is the issue with IBM i and why do people consider it bad". The obvious answer is the look and feel. Note that has NOTHING to do with the language or DB or OS, yet shops are willing to throw all of that combination away and go to .NET simply because the look and feel of the UI is quite right (well, ok, it is way not right :-) Fix the UI and we have an incredibly viable machine that is second to none (a second time).

There's some opines for your Monday afternoon.... :-)

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com