Re: Future of 4/GL

In article <5s80bj$9mf@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, sromankiw@execrisk.com (Steve Romankiw) wrote: >We are in the process of developing a prototype system in 4/GL. Before >embarking on this task, I thought I heard scuttlebutt at the IIUC that >4/GL may be on its way out? Are there any truths to these rumors? Paula Hawthorne (Informix's Tools Head Person) says that 4GL is no longer in maintenance-only mode, and is in fact going to be actively enhanced. That said, a number of Informix employees I spoke to at the conference said things like "Have you seen 4j's compiler? It's 4GL done properly". I also understand that the Informix-4GL source code is pretty dated. 4j's is a 100% compatible superset of Informix-4GL, capable of running on Windows NT as a server, and Win95/NT/3.1/Dumb Terminals as a front end (like 4GL/GX, but better). Upcoming releases will include OO enhancements and the ability to use a Web browser as the interface to 4GL. It looks to me like this may well be 4GL's best chance at a future. Cavaet: I haven't used 4j's compiler yet. Cheers, Kerry S PS: www.4js.com ------------------------------------,------------------------------------------ Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ v2.10 May 1997 Quanta Systems, Auckland | http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/ New Zealand. Work: +64 9 377-4473 | ftp://ftp.iiug.org/pub/informix/faq Home: +64 9 279-3571 | ftp://kcbbs.gen.nz:/pub/informix/