Re: Microsoft .NET frontending IBM i

From what I understand in the market here is that job seekers don't like to

list VB on resumes.

Well at least I'm too old to worry about the CV side of things!!!

- Maurice O'Prey (VB, VB, VB, VB.. I think that's a collection of strings)

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C# all the way.

From what I understand in the market here is that job seekers don't like to

list VB on resumes. C# is preferred by far.
Knowing Java, it was easier for me to pick up C# due to the similarities.

Thanks,
Todd Allen
EDPS
Electronic Data Processing Services
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All C#. VB still leaves that bad after-taste. I know it is probably better
now, C# feels more like Java to me and I started first learning Java.

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Mike Wills
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On Oct 9, 2010, at 7:19 PM, Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

No reason not to shamelessly promote. I do when the request warrants

it :)

Yeah, I gave up on native ASP.Net too when I found out IBM had done the

work, but wouldn't let it out the door. The lukewarm response from
Rochester this summer sealed the deal :)

The closest we got was using the Mainsoft technology which is cool

because you actually DO develop in Visual Studio and they convert it to
Java runtimes.

We've used Mainsoft for a few production applications, but it's still

easier to deploy .Net on a Windows server and it's much more mainstream as
well.

Do you guys use VB or C# for language of choice ?

I've found that most RPGers gravitate towards VB because the syntax is a

little simpler. Include me in that camp as well even though I do a lot of
Java too :)

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Hi Richard

First point, our web site is ancient and was put together in 10 minutes

(we

produce good web applications for our customers but our own web site

comes

way down the list of development priorities!).

I don't think our site suggests anything magical? We do obviously run
ASP.NET on Windows servers and just use a database access layer to
communicate with either DB2 or SQL Server (the choice is made at table
level). We simply use the IBM provider like any others. We do implement

data

caching to reduce the number of calls to the DB2 database (or SQL

database)

but really the complexity lies in the application design and business

logic

just as it would in any other scenario.

As regards to running .NET natively on the iSeries I gave up that dream a
long time ago, and if my verbiage suggests that we do then I best change

the

wording a.s.a.p. (new site will be along soon).

P.S. I am not promoting my business in this group (you would have to be
kidding!!).

Regards

Maurice

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