Re: Is RDi really a "new" product?

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dean, Robert wrote:
> No, it's pertinent because RDi and RAD have specific synergy.
Well, they're all built from the same code base (Eclipse) and they share 
the same installation process (Installation Manager).  As to their 
synergy, it depends.  In a perfect world they would be installed into 
the same code segment and work together as an integrated unit (shell share).

In reality, that's unlikely to happen out of the box.  RDi 7.1 and RBD 
7.1 should shell share (that's the combination they call RDi-SOA) but 
others may not.  In that case you would have two separate workbenches, 
one for RDi and one for RAD.

>   I was 
> mistaken about it being explained in the announcement letter, not about
> the fact that it exists.  It's actually on the product announcement
> page:
>   
Well, if you notice they talk about RDi and RAD separately.  There's 
currently no specific bundling option for the two products and its 
unlikely that RDi 7.1 will shell share with RAD 7.5.  The fact that RAD 
7.5 will be based on Eclipse 3.3. makes that very unlikely.  It may be 
that you have to wait for RDi 7.5.

> So, to bring this back to the original question, RDi might not support
> Eclipse 3.3 or later now, but it will have to in the near future.
>   

I agree.  But not because RDi needs it, simply as a byproduct of the 
underlying code base.

Joe