Re: [WEB400] Beginning web development

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> One of the great challenges of IS is knowing when to
> adapt to a new
> technology.  I believe that the time has come to move in
> the Java direction
> over other web technologies.  We did the same thing a
> long time ago when we
> decided not to continue writing COBOL in favor of RPG.
>

Again, I'm not saying CGI is better than JSP or vice versa,
I never have, and I never will.  It would be iresponsible to
claim one is better than the other, because there are
strengths and weaknesses to each.

I would be MORE than happy to start developing JSP
applications on the iSeries if I wasn't locked into using
websphere (No, Tomcat Does not integrate well).

If I could install Apache and Tomcat on my iSeries and use
them like I can on my Linux or Win boxes, that would be
great.  Right now I'm stuck doing them on my linux and
windows machines.  But I want to do it on the iSeries
because that is where my data is.  I will not use Websphere
simply to run JSPs and Servlets.  I have, and I won't again.

Brad
www.bvstools.com