Posted by
Massimiliano Marsiglietti on
URL: http://ibm-netrexx.48.s1.nabble.com/NetRexx-at-IBM-tp677929p677930.html
In 19970919.114223.BRADLEY@NMDA, on 09/19/97
at 11:42 AM,
[hidden email] said:
[..]
>My question is: How does IBM feel about NetRexx? Is NetRexx just an
>experiment or does IBM include NetRexx in its Java investment? When IBM
>does its Java development -- are the programmers developing Java natively
>or through NetRexx? Do the programmers have a choice as to which approach
>to take (NetRexx verses native Java) or does IBM want its development
>done purely through Java and not NetRexx? What I am looking for is IBM's
>attitude towards NetRexx verses plain Java development.
I think that Mike (or other IBMers, for what matters) are in a far better
position to answer your questions, but I'd like to add in advance some
thoughts, which come from years of having to do with IBM as a company and
with some people within it.
First of all, I wouldn't be surprised if in IBM only a few knew that
NetRexx exists, let alone use it. IBM is a big company, with many
different labs, and Java development inside it takes place in many
different places (I remember Chris Paradine naming someone at Haifa
-Israel- working on Java inside IBM). Bottom line, not everyone knows what
others are doing.
Moreover, not every tool is right for every job; NetRexx as it is now is a
great language but it lacks things like a visual builder, which
compromises its use as a GUI-building tool. [Incidentally, building a
visual tool for NetRexx is the reason why I've started the VNRJ mailing
list, which right now is in coma -- a real pity!]
So, what does it mean for me that NetRexx is not used everywhere within
IBM? Absolutely nothing. I, as a consultant, must solve some problems,
which would be harder to solve if NetRexx wasn't around. I helped (along
with my RXDbase and RXFile libs) starting/building at least three big
projects here in Italy with NetRexx, and I can say that having people
like mr. Mike Cowlishaw developing NetRexx is far more important than
having IBM as a whole blessing it. As a matter of fact, IBM is trying to
push everywhere VA Java, and anyone knows about it. I've bought it, and
I'm helping others (mainly sw developers) developing with it and
integrating it with NetRexx; guess what? The problems always arise from
the VAge side (expecially with 2nd and 3rd party beans). That program is
chock full of bugs and annoying 'features' (although it is truly
powerful). Luckily, when everything else is snafu, you always have your
nrc.cmd/bat.
I know I may sound cynical, but I feel more comfortable depending on
people I know and I respect and their works than to some obscure, faceless
management. :-)
--
Max Marsiglietti,
PC-Magazine Italy (Technical contributor)
MaxBase 1.08 and RXFile 1.16 author
NetRexx projects Home pages
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