Re: Use of New Era
Dear Gerald, we are within a migration from a assembler-source to a NewEra-Program (V 3.x). Also we have migrated I-4GL-Programs to this NewEra. There are lot of points to regard. First some important negtives: NewEra is a very good Develpment with integration of C++, but this language is not perfect. It seems to me, there are two years necessary to develop this language to a "Bug-Free"-Level (:-). In this time you must adapting your migrated code always the highest level, or working with the migrated level and at the end adapting to the highest level. Also: NewEra is a Client/Server-Development. As a client you use a Win95 or NT. This to criticize is your oppinion. But if you need a client/server-architecture, on use NewEra, there is no other way. (Exception: You only use a Unix-Server and Motiv-Clients) Now some positives: If you know I-4GL and you are a little confide with objectoriented programming, you do not need a lot of time to work in NewEra. The most of your I-4GL-know-how can used. Also in NewEra are tools to import and migrate I-4GLs. But all moduls where make a connection to the database must be defined new within the Windows-Painter. Also all the code which defines screens must be deveolped new by the Windows-Painter. But it don't need a lot of time. For a good functionality, it is better to design the code successive to NewEra completly. My personal think: I develop and migrate applications for 50 to 200 users. And I don't regret my decision to NewEra. I wish you a Merry X-Mas. Friendly Jochen wb-lorenz@coburg-aktuell.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- Gerald B. Rosenberg schrieb in Nachricht ... >I am looking into upgrading our accounting system, currently implemented >entirely in i4GL. I am not looking to substantially rewrite the >application as much as moving to a GUI and client server architecture. >Changes in the current function of the accounting system will likely be >evolutionary. > >So the question is: Is New Era the right way to go? > >I know this question cannot be answered directly, but I would appreciate >any sense of how widely used New Era is and how frequently it is used as >the upgrade path from i4GL. > >Thanks, >Gerald > >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Gerald B. Rosenberg 415.362.3800 Voice > Patent Attorney 415.362.2928 Fax >4 Embarcadero Ctr, Ste 400 gbr@fdml.com EMail >San Francisco, Ca. 94111 http://www.fdml.com Web >-------------------------------------------------------------------