Re: Future of RPG: What language would you learn?

[Bryce Martin <BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"I'd like to see more programmers using RPG for Web application 
development."

<rant>That's all well and good except its far more expensive to try and do 
some sort of SaaS solution written in RPG+CGI hosted on i than it is to 
have it done in LAMP on intel hardware.  So while its a nice idea in 
theory, the costs of running the application on i would have to come way 
down before its feasible.  I would love to develop an app and put it on 
the i but its too cost prohibitive.  I can develop an app right on my 
desktop, find a cheap host and scale my solution as customers come on. Its 
rapid development with staged deployment that keep capitol costs to a 
minimum.  The current state of affairs in web programming are the way they 
are for a reason.</rant>


Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
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> From: Tom Deskevich
> So I guess I did have some value to the company other
> than just a "code monkey".

Sounds good.  That was one thought I hoped to plant.  As a follow-on 
thought, it 
concerns me that RPG programmers still look to Java, PHP, and .Net, for 
Web 
application development. They often site "popularity" as a reason.  We're 
doing 
a lot of new development in RPG, interfacing with browsers, and it 
frustrates me 
to hear about peers switching to other languages.  I'd like to see more 
programmers using RPG for Web application development.

-Nathan