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I wouldn't say 'never'. As soon as the boomers get out of the way, some of us X's and Y's are going to be running those businesses. We're just biding our time. :-)

Glenn

On 1/3/2012 9:07 AM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
Funny, as I read Joe's post and Pete's reply I could not help but think
of the things that were said about AS/400 and OS/400 back in the day.
Same tune, different company. While I am not a big fan of the way Apple
has rolled out its products from a developers perspective, it is now up
to the corporate customer base to demand the types of APIs that have
built into IBM i over time. The GenX and GenY crowd will never demand
them since all they care about is finding a restaurant, texting, and
exposing their lives and secrets to the world at any chance. Real
business will have to demand them.

That's primarily why I carry an Android based phone, although Google has
some learning to do too.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 1/2/2012 7:47 PM, Pete Helgren wrote:
Nicely said, Joe. Choosing where to leverage your strengths is a
survival skill in this business. I have bet wrong a couple of times but
since 2001 learning Java has had the greatest positive impact on my
ability to stay afloat financially as a solo developer.

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java


On 1/2/2012 5:06 PM, Joe Pluta wrote:
But if it comes down to having to learn individual languages and
platforms to support different platforms, I'll gladly support Android
and drop support for iPhone. Android: open platform, open language
(Java), open API. iPhone: closed platform, closed hardware, closed
language, closed API. Not a tough decision.
--


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