[WEB400] Resort back to RPG?

["Nathan M. Andelin" <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Brad Stone" <brad@bvstools.com>
> There's no rule that says it has to be all Java.  Even IBM
> is saying to use RPG for everything and Java for
> presentation.   In a couple more years, they'll resort back
> to just using RPG for everything again.  :)

That's a thought provoking prediction, Brad.  At this point IBM is bent on
common middleware across all platforms.  While Microsoft continues to pump
proprietary middleware for Wintel.

On the iSeries, I believe that proprietary has the advantage from an
efficiency, reliability, ease of implementation perspective.

But wouldn't common middleware lead to better, more integrated systems?  Or
would it eventually lead to Java deployment on the lowest common
denominator?  Which is perhaps Wintel, or Lintel?

Nathan M. Andelin
www.relational-data.com