Re: EGL and RPG - The Fastest Path to the Future

["Aaron Bartell" <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Web applications are required, networking is required, multiple inputs
devices are required.

I would whole heartedly agree that web applications are required, because
afterall everyone has a browser installed by default on their PC desktop.
But that doesn't mean I should reformulate my entire approach to software
development because of a handful of customer facing applications, should
it?

> No, the application it split up into tiers: database, business logic,
application control and user interface.  This is the way it should be,
because it means I can add a new user interface without changing the rest of
the application.  That's where EGL shines!

I won't digress into my "single language" comments here, but would like to
state that I believe RPG shops adopting EGL for the front end will most
likely start to migrate their business logic and DB IO into EGL also.  I am
not saying "how would Joe Pluta do it" because you like having RPG on the
backend, but the reality is that most people will go for the one language
environment, and being EGL is the new kid on the block with a fresh look I
would say it will inevitably (and gradually) take over the other areas of
the programming stack.  I have found this to be true in cases where
Microsoft technologies have been adopted.  Would you agree on this point?

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com