Re: Great new Rich UI features in RBD 8

Is there a roadmap document that outlines the roadmap model of what will and
won't be supported and by when. Example: SEU, ok SEU is not going to be
supported?? what about PDM. How do other tools fit into the development
model such as ZEND Studio.

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

On 11/21/2010 10:22 PM, Peter Connell wrote:

Thanks Joe,

I have to agree that a framework is a more productive environment which

is why I need to begin this journey.

I've just been in need of a little prompting.

In fact, I rewrote the IBM Net.data forum (when it was ditched some years

ago) as a PHP website, using a text editor in CPAN, before Zend ever became
a buzz.

I used Zend Core when first available on V5R3, but mainly to prove I

could write "Hello World'. I haven't touched it since, probably because,
when used as a procedural scripted language, the "keep it simple" deployment
of web pages looks pretty much the same in PHP as Net.data and they ain't
broke yet.

But, now that times are tougher, the priority is being able to

demonstrate to the business that a web app can be delivered and maintained
with as little effort as possible offering a good ROI.

That's where I see RBD 8 entering the play.

I'm pleased that Websphere appears to ride along with it, and while I

must have missed picking up on any discussion on RDPi (whatever that is), I
might give that a go as well.

Here's to short learning curves.

Thanks, Peter

RDPi is my shorthand for Rational Developer for Power System - RPG and
COBOL tooling for the IBM i (or whatever the official IBM name is).
Basically, it's the GUI tooling that replaces SEU and PDM. Like RBD
(the EGL tooling) and indeed all the Rational products, it's based on
Eclipse. You install it using IBM's Installation Manager. If you
install RDPi and RBD together, you have a full end-to-end EGL/RPG
development environment.

Joe
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