Re: .NET was WhoAmI in PHP and getting Wordpress

[Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can we get off the x is better than y train? Sometimes the IBM i/web
connection happens after another development group (usually web) already has
standardized on a language and the investments are made in said technology.
My guess is that is a major driver in what language gets chosen
for interacting with the IBM i. It may be PHP, Ruby, .NET, or another
language. It is fine to advocate PHP and RPG for business that are just
starting to look into doing this. But don't razz people that have made the
investment long ago.

Aaron, I do agree that if a business is just getting started on the web and
know RPG, they should do RPG. If they _want_ to learn something new, they
can't go wrong with learning PHP and running it on an IBM i. Both have
little investment and time to get an application live.

Lets focus on the technology.

--
Mike Wills
http://mikewills.me


On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Maurice O'Prey <Maurice.Oprey@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> > > Yes, but what's the test of a true Guinness man ? (Yes this is a trivia
> question.)
>
> I have to say I haven't got a clue? Maybe that's because I'm Irish (I am
> Irish so I'm allowed to joke about it?)
>
> Pray tell...
>
> Maurice (not that this is off topic or anything but it is Friday)
>
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>
> Yes, but what's the test of a true Guinness man ? (Yes this is a trivia
> question.)
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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> date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:17:04 -0000
> from: "Maurice O'Prey" <Maurice.Oprey@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: [WEB400] .NET was WhoAmI in PHP and getting Wordpress
>
> Aaron
>
> I run my company on two main machines, an IBM iSeries and an IBM xSeries (I
> don't consider that is opting for everything under the sun?) and since I
> have invested in them I decided to use both of them to their full
> potential.
> The i is an excellent business machine and the xSeries server sits nicely
> in
> the DMZ doing all of the 24/7 web related tasks (in my case I use .NET but
> that is not compulsory). This seems a pretty straightforward and cost
> effective solution to me, or would you have me throw out the xSeries?.
>
> I am perfectly happy running .NET and have absolutely nothing against other
> platforms or frameworks. It is nice to explore two worlds rather than just
> the one you know and it would be nice to allow .NET to be mentioned in this
> group without attracting barracking and other forms of insult?
>
> It is a serious proposition and should be acknowledged as such.
>
> Maurice O'Prey
> P.S. I'm more of a Guinness man myself so have a KoolAid on me :-)
>
>
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