WDSCi shop moving to IBM i 6.1

["Koester, Michael" <mkoester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Word from system admin is that we will soon be on i 6.1.  I am using
WDSC V 7.0.0.8 (7.0.0.20090225_1508) and I have concerns that our WDSC
development environment may soon need to go RDi/RDP.  I understand that
WDSC does not "grow" with post-v5r4 advances to RPG.  

First question:  How successful is running WDSC in the IBM i 6.1
environment?  

Follow-on question:  Under i/OS 6.1, at what point does it become
significantly advantageous to buy/configure/learn RDP?

 

Management is not accustomed to paying for the development software, and
I may need to inform them that I (and at least 1 other developer) will
need to licenses to RDP.  I'm not looking forward to that conversation,
given that I was the proponent for moving away from PDM/SEU, and I will
be expected to justify the expense.

 

Hoping for perspectives and advice from those who have gone before...   

 

TIA

Michael