This seems a pretty straightforward and cost effective solution to me, or
would you have me throw out the xSeries?.
If you did not know how to program web apps in RPG/PHP/Java, and weren't
willing to learn them so you could have everything on the IBM i, then yes, I
would say you are working with the best scenario you could put together.
Note that you have two machines to keep up to date. Two machines to
maintain licenses for. Two sets of knowledge to maintain. etc etc etc
I am perfectly happy running .NET and have absolutely nothing against
other platforms or frameworks. It is nice to explore two worlds rather than
just the one you know and it would be nice to allow .NET to be mentioned in
this group without attracting barracking and other forms of insult?
I have nothing against learning new things, and in fact I actually encourage
it. But to say that it is ok for .NET to be purported as a solution IN
EQUAL FASHION on this WEB400 list is simply bad judgement.
As far as insult - I can't help but call out decisions that don't make good
business sense. If you are insulted by that, I am sorry.
It is a serious proposition and should be acknowledged as such.
It is serious. It's serious because for somebody to change their
programming stack for an entire enterprise is NOT a small feat. It can take
many years to accomplish that en devour. That is why I think your flippant
suggestions of .NET are not welcome in the least.
If there weren't MANY alternatives to doing all web on the IBM i then I
would be much more open. But there are MANY solid ways to modernize your
IBM i applications that run ENTIRELY on IBM i without the need for extra
servers. Not only that, but many of them allow you to retain your current
investment in IBM i, RPG and DB2.
Shouldn't RPG shops pursue RPG solutions FIRST?
Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.SoftwareSavesLives.com
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