Re: The future of VARPG

I have always marveled at IBM's ability to keep a lot of balls in the 
air at once, and take advantage of opportunities.  Her agility, 
considering her mass and volume, is impressive.

Again, my opinion, but VARPG is a solution that works.   Its attractive 
to users, fast for developing applications, and uses the skills that we 
RPGers already have.  There is so much stuff out there that has real 
promise but never quite materializes for one reason or another that it 
seems to me to be prudent for every System i shop to at least consider 
this product, since Windows is so pervasive.

Anyway, my point is that shops that do look seriously at VARPG quite 
often like what they see.  It doesn't take a very big IBM staff to keep 
VARPG in sync with Windows and with RPG, so I see every possibility that 
a few shops will continue to move towards VARPG as their other 
web-enhancing applications flounder and falter for lack of trained 
staff, unrealistic expectations, and poor design choices.  Should the 
unlikely happen, and VARPG begin to attract users in the hundreds then 
IBM will be in a position to light a fire and start the VARPG broth 
boiling again.

I know, I know. 



Kurt Anderson wrote:
> I had read something similar to that as well.  However, I don't like the
> way things happened.  To announce that Code is deprecated (whatever that
> means exactly) w/o announcing what is happening to the products that use
> it is discomforting.
>
> I do enjoy using VARPG, and I hope that IBM's definition of "minimal
> effort" is as your example. 
>
>
> Kurt Anderson
> Application Developer
> Highsmith Inc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: code400-l-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
> [mailto:code400-l-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Shaw
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:21 AM
> To: code400-l-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
> Subject: Re: The future of VARPG
>
> Kurt,
>
> Did you see the statement in the WDSCi announcement?  If you go to
> http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=
> ca&appname=Demonstration&htmlfid=897/ENUS207-030, click Statement of
> Direction, and then look under Rich user interface development, you'll
> see everything I know.  It would be nice if IBM could expand on that
> statement, but I wouldn't be surprised if none of our IBMers on the list
> are authorized to do that.
>
> My greatest interest is in what they mean by "minimal effort".  If I can
> install the follow-on to the current VARPG product, open my existing
> VARPG projects in it, and have everything work, then that to me is
> "minimal effort".  I'll be ecstatic if for coding I get to use the LPEX
> editor with an outline view just like with green-screen RPG.
>
> In any event, it will be in the 'future release' that they're not saying
> anything specific about yet.
>
> Dave Shaw
> Mohawk Industries
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kurt Anderson" <kjanderson-GsknM9TLYgm1Z/[email protected]>
> To: "CODE/400 Discussion &amp; Support" <code400-l-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:59 AM
> Subject: The future of VARPG
>
>
>   
>> I've asked this question elsewhere, and I pretty much get no response.
>> Since there's been a little traffic on this forum (vs. none), I figure
>> I'd ask here as well
>>
>> With the latest release of WDSCi 7.0, it's my understanding that
>> Code/400 is deprecated.  Considering Code/400 is the only (afaik)
>>     
> editor
>   
>> for VARPG - what does this say about VARPG?  Our shop recently decided
>> to use VARPG for most new user-interface development, and I'd really
>> like to know what the future of this language will be.  Is it being
>> replaced?  Is it going to be deprecated?  Will a future release of
>> WDSCi's LPEX editor support VARPG?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kurt Anderson
>>     
>
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