Re: Holding off recommending Node.JS for now

Sad to say, I agree with you. However, I'm cautiously optimistic that IBM
will port ASP.NET 5 to PASE.

First, if IBM supports ASP.NET 5 in its Bluemix cloud, it has a greater
opportunity to sell cloud services. This is already happening. You can
already develop ASP.NET 5 applications on IBM's Bluemix cloud (
https://developer.ibm.com/bluemix/2015/05/18/getting-started-asp-net-5-bluemix/).
This hopefully breaks any ice that might prevent IBM from porting ASP.NET
5 to the IBM i.

Second, if IBM supports ASP.NET 5 in the IBM i PASE environment, it would
give IBM a greater opportunity to sell IBM i servers to .NET shops. It may
also maintain extisting IBM i shops. A number of shops run both the IBM i
and Windows servers. If ASP.NET 5 ran in PASE, then growing commitment to
.NET development would no longer mean switching from IBM i to Windows.
These shops could view the IBM i as an integral part of the .NET
environment.

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
1.217.773.4486 ext. 12676
kcookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx