Re: Costco still on IBM i?

At present I am retired, no longer have access to the computer.
I have asked my successor for a permit or to do a demo in the office, using
his credentials.


On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM Vern Hamberg via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

+1 Alan

IMHO, an interface must be designed according the purpose. In a browser,
how many times is there a checkbox or radio button, and you HAVE to
click on the button, the developer did not set it up so you can click on
the description. That is just a very simple thing that often is not done
Or how about positioning the cursor to the first thing on a page that is
sensible? Again, often forgot about. Perhaps I'm talking about a time
when we didn't have some of the design/implementation tools we now have.

Navigation on a browser is also eye-based, for the most part - you have
to see where you are putting the mouse cursor. It is possible but not
typical to enable something like touch-typing, which *is* nicely done
using newlines and tabs - it is possible in a browser. Now this is a
purpose-driven thing - heads-down data entry is faster, IMO, if you can
use only the keyboard - not both keyboard and mouse back and forth.

If you are doing things more free-form or graphic, use a mouse. I would
like to see examples of Raul's work, to actually see what is possible
for efficiency in certain tasks.

*Vern Hamberg*

IBM Champion 2025 <cid:part1.iGrcnu9G.7fdw0FsB@centurylink.net> CAAC
(COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023

On 5/17/2025 6:56 AM, Infodorado InfoDorado via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

The trick is to keep USERS in mind when you do a graphic type interface.

The green screen forces the developer into coding in a way that has a
shorter learning curve for new users. You can do web pages that way but
that takes more developer or management discipline.

--Alan

On 05/16/2025 6:41 PM EDT Jack Woehr via MIDRANGE-L<

midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm 100% with you on those insights, Roger.
I mentored a young fellow, 31, who had boot-camped his way into web

development at 29.

He was sad. "I wasted 7 years after college before finding web

development," he sighed.

"What did you do in those 7 years?" I asked.
"I worked in oil & gas in Louisiana. What should I do to boost my

career now?"

I told him, "Go back to Louisiana. I've done development for oil & gas.

They can find developers, but their challenge is finding developers who
understand oil & gas!"

He took my advice and is doing quite well today.

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I have always had the opinion that the IBM I programs/interfaces were

done by people with more real-world experience - having worked in whatever
industry or similar. That gives you more insight into what is needed to
perform the function(s).

Again, just my opinion but I think most of the web stuff is designed by

people who never worked a retail counter, dealt with inventory, etc.

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power



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