I think I misworded my second paragraph. What I meant to get at is this - try to get RDi. If you don't make the argument for it now, you will likely have to someday, and you might as well reap the benefits from it sooner rather than later.
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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:43 PM
To: 'Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries'
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Rdi from the ground up. OS 6.1.
WDSCi and RDi are mostly the same as far as an end-user is concerned, and where they are not the same, it's minor and easy to adjust to. When I did the RDi trial I didn't have any issues (that I recall) in regard to "How does this work?" Although they may have changed some of the shortcuts.
If you're going to 6.1, and don't ever plan on using 6.1+ enhancements (or relying on the IDE to error-check for you and not spit out errors for 6.1 enhancements that you are using), I would suggest trying to get management to pay for 6.1. In the grand scheme of things, it's not really that much, plus as someone who did a 90-day trial last August, I almost wish I didn't because I miss some of the speed improvements.
-Kurt Anderson
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From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Deskevich
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:24 PM
To: 'Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Clientfor System i & iSeries'
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Rdi from the ground up. OS 6.1.
Vern:
Thanks for the follow up.
Yes, we had 5.4 on. Would it be worth my while to learn WDSC 7?
Is the new product radically different? Or just given a new name and a few
enhancements?
I like free, (which does rhyme WDSC also).
Tom Deskevich
Tom
Did you have V5R4 on that machine? If so, you should have CDs for WDSC 7
- you can still use that, and there is no cost other than the time to
install and update.
-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 2:05 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
forSystem i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Rdi from the ground up. OS 6.1.
Tom
Did you have V5R4 on that machine? If so, you should have CDs for WDSC 7
- you can still use that, and there is no cost other than the time to
install and update.
There used to be bunches of tutorials for WDSC - went looking and am
found wanting! But I did find a Redbook on WDSC 7 at
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/SG247578.html?Open
Mastering WDSC V7.0 and WDSC V7.0 Advanced Edition for i5/OS V5R4
is the title.
HTH
Vern
midrange.com
