[WEB400] Re: Mixing GET and POST Methods

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

Java will have it's time, with or without Websphere.  But
right now, I don't feel it's ready to handle "everything".
Joe's ideas about mixing RPG and Java are great, but I also
think it's overkill for web apps.  (don't shoot, it's my
opinion, ok?)  It also takes away from the "portability" of
Java.  I know Joe preaches his methods and doesn't like SQL
for data access in Java, but I've found SQL to be very nice
for data access, and very portable.

Like i've said before, we started out hearing "use
Java/Net.Data".  Now we're hearing "Use Java/Net.Data for
the front end, and RPG for the data access."  I say, just
use RPG for everything already.  

Then again, 2002 is coming, so a new language should be
coming anytime to take over for Java.  :)

Brad


On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:01:35 -0400
 "Michael Skvarenina" <mskvarenina@usa.net> wrote:
> Jon, can you comment on "Websphere....it has it's place"?
> 
> In our shop we have a very robust but legacy system that
> we want to
> 'modernize' by moving as much functionality as possible
> to the web.  We've
> done a little Net.data and now were doing some killer
> stuff with CGIDEV2 but
> long term RPG CGI programming doesn't sound like a
> strategic direction
> dispite it's outstanding performance on our box (we have
> an 830-4way).
> 
> RPG CGI so far has been great for us so far but I am sure
> it has it's
> limitations.....if anything it's teaching my RPG staff
> HTML which they will
> need to understand in the long run anyway.  We've heard
> of the Websphere
> Java servlet / RPG backend model as Joe Pluta pushes in
> his book
> "E-deployemnt The Fastest Path to the Web" but we are
> also wondering about
> using straight Java all around.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jon.paris@e400.com>
> To: <WEB400@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:25 PM
> Subject: RE: Mixing GET and POST Methods
> 
> 
> >
> >  >> IMHO, the world is still big enough for both e-rpg
> and CGIDEV2.
> >
> > Amen to that!
> >
> >  >> It may even be big enough for Websphere too, but I
> doubt I'll live
> long
> > enough to get the mother running!
> >
> > We're running three or four sites using it and although
> it can be a pig to
> > get up and running it has its place.  It gets easier to
> handle with each
> > new release.
> >
> >
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