Re: Great new Rich UI features in RBD 8

Joe,
Thanks a bunch.
This could be the impetus we, as a small team (6), need to finally decide to adopt an industry strength UI framework.
My worry is that, without one, our more recent developers have been coding evermore complex (and perhaps unsupportable) code at both the client and server, to resolve issues that such a framework may now provide.
These days I sometimes feel taking the elevator makes more sense than proving how fast I can mount the stairs.

BTW, is there a document which illustrates that getting started/installing etc is equally as simple?

Cheers, Peter


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Friday, 19 November 2010 10:51 a.m.
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries; Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Subject: [WEB400] Great new Rich UI features in RBD 8

If you're interested in Rich UI development, I've just written an
article for IBM Systems Magazine on the new Rich UI features in RBD 8.
RBD 8 will be available in a couple of weeks, so you might want to take
a look at the article and see if you want to make some time to look at
the new version. It's really pretty stunning.

Basically, IBM has taken everything they've learned with their thin
client WYSIWYG designer (which is one of the best inthe business, IMHO)
and applied it to their rich client technology. This is the sort of
thing that really puts EGL at the forefront when it comes to business
application development. There are lots of GUI tools out there, but
EGL's focus on removing the complexity (i.e., taking care of the
plumbing) allows green screen folks to concentrate on the business rules
without having to become an expert on the many underlying technologies.

The article is in two parts:

http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/enewsletterexclusive/35233p1.aspx
http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/rbd8_part2/35144p1.aspx

Joe