Re: Getting a pulse for Ruby On Rails on i

[Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Shoot, *I* can answer that: "Because it is there!".  Well, no, actually, 
it is more of the IBM i platform being a secure, high performing server 
that can run all the latest languages and frameworks.  If we are going 
to attract the under 40 set, we need to have a server platform that can 
natively run all the latest technologies "out of the box".  Of your list 
of languages, only PHP and perhaps .Net would be attractive to the 
younger crowd.  But Ruby and other languages and Rails and other 
frameworks are at the edge of forward thinking programmers.  IBM i 
shouldn't be lagging, it should be leading when it comes to these 
programming options (IMHO).

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

On 8/1/2012 11:31 AM, Richard Schoen wrote:
> My question would be: Why ?:-)
>
> You have RPG, PHP and Java and of course .Net.
>
> Do you see any inherent benefits in terms of ease-of-use ?
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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