Almost everyone I know in IT is busy.
Almost everyone I know in IT is busy.
Topics: IBM i, Mobile, GUI, RPG Open Access, iBelieve, Application Modernization, ibmi, Optimization, RPG, Strategy, AS400
In 1942, Isaac Asimov introduced the sci-fi literature world to the Three Laws of Robotics:
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Thinking about software application development, debugging, maintenance, deployment and overall application evolution, I propose that the same law structure be applied to software:
Topics: Mobile, GUI, Application Modernization, Software, Application debugging, XML, RPG, Ruby, PHP, HTML, Java, HTTP, Application development
Topics: IBM i, GUI, Application Modernization, Application Integration
The RPG Dude highlights key points on DB and Drag & Drop fields in this episode, to directly design fields with their definition and also label onto the display.
Tell the RPG Dude what you would like to learn about in the comments section below.
Topics: IBM i, GUI, RPG Open Access, IDE, looksoftware, DDS
In his next episode titled "The RPG Dude and Open Display Files - GUI Properties Control (DOM Control)", our RPG Dude explores layout attributes and GUI. What does his boss think about him now? Find out below:
Topics: IBM i, GUI, RPG Open Access, looksoftware, DDS
In my top 10, I have resisted the urge to cover everything I thought was important or it would probably have become a "Top 326 tips".
That said, here are some of the core things to think about; the thought process, modern paradigms and so on.
Topics: IBM i, GUI, Application Modernization, User Interface
Topics: GUI, Application Modernization, newlook
In a previous blog, Finally RPG gets the control it always wanted on IBM i, we looked at some of the benefits of multi-tier architecture provided by Open Access. It's time to revisit the subject in a bit more detail and examine the ways we can leverage these multi-tier benefits with UI metadata definition.
Metadata is information about your I/O fields. It is possible to have metadata within the DDL or your DDS that describes your display file. You can also have metadata that describes elements for a new device or resource your OA handler is connected to.
Topics: GUI, RPG Open Access, DDS
First of all welcome to lookserver 10 - there are many fantastic features for you to utilize and enhance your modernized applications even further.
Lets look at one of the new aspects of lookserver 10 and how you can leverage new content and content from existing deployments in a more effective and simple way.
Topics: GUI, lookserver
For some RPG developers, Open Access (OA) is considered new technology, for others it is viewed as new architecture. Simply defining OA is a difficult task because it can do so much, including refacing, refactoring and/or new development of applications.
In this post we examine the way OA enables control of new elements within your application. We also look at how to transtion to a true multi-tier architecture.
Topics: GUI, RPG Open Access, Business Logic
