Re: Strw Poll : I-4GL for NT

On Fri, 19 Sep 1997 13:41:29 +0100, Mike Segel <Postmaster@127.0.0.1???> wrote: >But the issue isn't taking an application to NT. >The Informix database could reside anywhere. So if one >choses to use NT as the Sever, that's his mistake. >(Gee I wonder who supports Linux ;-) OK! >But to try and take the app to 4GL on NT, it wont work well, and >even if 4GL did exist, you would still have enough problems >that it would be easier to use a difference Client Server >paradigm. If you insist on NT, then use Delphi, VB or some >other client server tool. It will work well enougth for many software-houses! They developed good applications with 4GL and now many customers want NT servers! Its not the question of the technology - it is the question of the crazyness of the managers. And if you start now an new deveopment/porting of your excellent buisseness application to another tool, is the tool also there if will finish in 1 or 2 years? Can you invest this time and risc? What can you sell NOW? >4GL is a non GUI language. Else why did Informix create New Era? 4GL is not a GUI language! And that is very good. You write your (buissene) program - the button staff is done in the runtime-system! How many customers can replace all Terminal-Stations with (FAT) Windows-Clients just now? How to administrate 100 places with GUI-Applications - different versions/Graphic-cards...? >Think about it. If you port 4GL to NT, what will you have? >An application which may work, but will not work well enough to >keep the users happy. You also have techincal issues which have >to be addressed. > With an usefull rlogind MKS-Toolkit and the right runtime-system e.g. 4js compiler (http://www.4js.com) your 4GL Application runs out of the box on NT. (With more trouble than on UNIX - but out of the box). Peter -- Peter Brueckner, Brueckner&Jarosch Ing.-GmbH Erfurt, Germany 99084 Andreasstr. 37, TEL +49=361-21240.12, FAX .19, MAIL peter@bj-ig.de,-42-