Re: RPG CGI for PHP programmers

[Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I concur on developing different approaches to modernization. 

Although I personally prefer PHP, I think IBM i applications can be modernized with several  technologies (PHP, Java, .NET, EGL, CGIDEV and any number of third-party solutions). Which technology is "best" for a shop often depends less on features of the technologies and more on business needs, developer skills, time constraints and budget constraints. 

Of course, the price we pay for a wide range of choices is bewilderment in the face of those very same choices. So many choices can even cause a "deer in the headlights" effect. You know you need to get moving, but you can't decide on a direction, so you just stand there. Getting managers to pick a technology and go with it is one of the biggest obstacles my shop faces in IBM i modernization.  

Kelly Cookson
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 x12676
www.dotfoods.com


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 3:00 PM
To: web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WEB400] RPG CGI for PHP programmers

Aaron,

I think it's a great idea. Using a different approach, such as what you 
are advocating, would be another option to help us who are web challenged 
move forward. More options for learning offer more opportunities for 
success. 

FWIW - My two cents is that last year we spent a good month working with 
the Valence trial. Richard and his team gave us great support and I really 
liked it's potential, but EXTJS and web 2.0 was difficult and 
unfortunately a hurdle that  my programmers (and I)  couldn't get our 
heads around. As a result we opted for RPGsp to help us move forward. Back 
then we knew little regarding HTML, Javascript and CSS  and even less 
about EXTJS and web 2.0. 

Thanks!

Regards, Jerry

Gerald Kern - Information Technology 
Programming Supervisor
IBM Certified RPG IV Developer
Lotus Notes/Domino 8.0.1 Administrator
The Toledo Clinic, Inc.
4235 Secor Road
Toledo, OH 43623
Phone 419-479-5535
gkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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