Re: Web Enabling Applications

Aaron. So you have ROR installed natively, why didn't you share ?

To be honest I got sick of all the pissing and moaning that goes on in this
forum (including myself). We argue like a bunch of old ladies and it is
the SAME ARGUMENTS as when I started on the platform over a decade ago.
Just got sick of it.

I actually surprised myself by responding to this thread :-) I typed up a
number of responses to the other questions and deleted most of them.
Trying to only add value on the facts front vs. get into emotional debates
- life is too short.

Lots of good technology on IBM i - let's use it.

Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.SoftwareSavesLives.com



On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Henrik Rützou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Aaron. So you have ROR installed natively, why didn't you share ?


On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Aaron Bartell <
aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

wrote:

why on earth not stay in that environment in stead of beginning

to complicate things by learning another server side language -

I've been doing a lot of RubyOnRails this past year and have been amazed

at

how much time I've been able to save by not having to write everything

from

scratch. Need to communicate with Amazon S3? Install paper-clip gem.
Need authentication complete with password reset and tons of other
features? Install Devise gem. Need unit testing of the model, view AND
controller? Pre-built for you with generation utilities. The list goes
on and on and on and on - literally.

One of the reasons to consider a different server-side language is to get
to market faster before you lose business. Like Todd I'd still stick

with

IBM i and DB2, but there are times where adopting other languages and
frameworks can make sense.

FWIW, don't pursue Net.data - bad decision on many fronts. Like coming

to

a party after everyone's left - still some meat and cheese to eat, and
maybe some watered down punch, but you missed the party and they ain't
coming back.

Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.SoftwareSavesLives.com



On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Henrik Rützou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Todd,

if your legacy code and application runs in RPG and if your DB is made

in

DDS why on earth not stay in that environment in stead of beginning to
complicate things by learning another server side language - if you

move

to

another platform you would have to "say goodbye" to all the legacy code
anyway.

Extend your skills in the new WEB 2.0 arena that is basically OO

javascript

and UI client frameworks and don't waste your time in trying to make a
"strategic" server language change on the server if the functionallity

is

already there in well known territory - to reach the moon dosn't

require

technology that is able to reach any star in the galaxcy.

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