Re: IBM i modernization with AJAX and SOA

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

This was a good article.

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 2:28 PM, <elehti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I encourage you to read
> http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs020811-story01.html  and comment on these
> points:
>
> *       18 months ago . . . completely overhaul the user interface,
> *       . . . is a strong advocate of coding in RPG.
> *       the "screen scraper" tool from Seagull Software delivered a Web
> interface . . . it wasn't a satisfactory long-term solution.
> *       decided to do the hard thing: completely separate the UI layer
> from the application layer.
> *       Every physical file . . . now has a defined API that allows the
> basics, including adding, changing, and deleting records
> *       a complete Web 2.0 AJAX-based Web browser solution that is
> leveraging all the Web services into the physical files
> *       Few IBM i vendors have achieved true separation of business
> logic and presentation, making Island Pacific's SOA achievement that
> much sweeter.
> *       [Island Pacific has] been critical of the development path that
> IBM pushed upon its partners . . . "If we'd have listened to them on
> WebFacing and HATS, we'd be in trouble"
> *       the new AJAX-based interface is actually more in line with IBM's
> future technology direction
> What say you as to their achievements?
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