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I have done both and still do both and I think I would agree the web--
app takes longer then a 5250 app IF you did not adopt a framework that
does the stuff 5250/DDS does for you what HTML does not. Like make
sure a number is a number and a 2 decimal number does not have 6
numbers after the decimal point. And it does take some extra time to
add the extra usability code in that HTML allows you to add. AJAX
calls for lookups, dynamic dropdown lists, built from the database.
And then later using some tool to find every "screen" that has the
word "Bingo" on it so you can change it to "Bongo" because someone in
marketing decided a new name was needed for something. And if you consider current staff moving from one to the other.
But bring a relatively new college grad into the mix or spend the
money for a good framework and staff retraining and the web is just as
fast and usually ends up with a happier user. Although to do think
there are some apps that still are more efficient and work better as
5250 and web actually slows things down
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From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Kevin Turner
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 2:32 PM
To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Web Enabling Applications - Most Common
Programming Tasks For Web Developers
I have been watching the discussion - but I wouldn't agree with the
assertion that "We believe that Web development today is too slow
because of low productivity, and therefore expensive."
Some might think so, but I don't think everyone does. We have a
medium sized development team doing nothing but web development on the IBMi, and I
don't consider the team to be slow or to suffer
with low productivity. Maybe this is because we are using our own
Renaissance Framework that we are all familiar with.
-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Paul Holm
Sent: 08 January 2013 18:45
To: web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Web Enabling Applications - Most Common
Programming Tasks For Web Developers
Thorbjorn/Dave/Guillermo,
The discussion is scoped on the following:
What is the quickest way to create IBM i Web Applications?
This discussion is scoped to creating new web applications that
utilize the IBM i data and programs. It can include ISV tools, IBM
tools, and/or languages and frameworks. Focus should be on the
creation of typical IBM i business applications.
We believe that Web development today is too slow because of low
productivity, and therefore expensive.
Web development is too HARD for the typical RPG developer who has not
had a chance to learn JavaScript, AJAX, PHP/Java/.NET/CGI, HTML, CSS.
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