Re: How are you modernising your as400 applications?

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Aaron -- you may have actually put your figner on the last piece of
the puzzle.  In order to create an easy-to-use multi-tiered environment, you
need to be able to TEST the tiers independently.  What will make or break
such an environment is the ability to create scripts of messages.  They
server dual purpose: sent to the UI, they test the UI processing.  Matched
against the server, they test the server functions.  If you know that a
given server matches the unit test scripts and a given UI processes the
scripts properly, then you have a pretty good chance that the server and UI
will work together.

Joe


> From: albartell
> 
> If you have Java knowledge in your shop I still think a Java front-end
> calling RPG business logic as needed creates a easy UI design front. The
> only problem with an approach like this is that unless you have a Java
> person that can do RPG or vice versa it gets difficult to debug
> applications
> in a timely manner because you have to involve other people as soon as it
> leaves your language.