What UI toolkit did you use to create the UI on the browser?
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:37 pm
Question:
What UI toolkit did you use to create the UI on the browser?
Answer:
When we started developing the product, we reviewed many popular UI toolkits and offerings. We found that the typical UI toolkit out there is great for savvy Web/JavaScript developers, but did not have the features required for an RPG Open Access implementation.
We made the decision to build our own UI framework from the ground up, and create it in a way that makes sense for RPG developers and has all the features that our solution would require. This was a major effort, but it was well worth it. We feel that our UI framework is on par and in many ways more capable than the leading generic UI frameworks with regards to support for the IBM i.
What UI toolkit did you use to create the UI on the browser?
Answer:
When we started developing the product, we reviewed many popular UI toolkits and offerings. We found that the typical UI toolkit out there is great for savvy Web/JavaScript developers, but did not have the features required for an RPG Open Access implementation.
We made the decision to build our own UI framework from the ground up, and create it in a way that makes sense for RPG developers and has all the features that our solution would require. This was a major effort, but it was well worth it. We feel that our UI framework is on par and in many ways more capable than the leading generic UI frameworks with regards to support for the IBM i.