Compatibility Excellent - Use any web browser with HTML forms support. Javascript, Java, and Active-X can be used but are not required. Some solutions require Java or Active-X components complicating client configuration issues. Logging Excellent - MV applications control all web logging function in MV format. You control what informaton is logged and in what format.
All processing occurs in MV code with MV format data structures.
Poor - Application must map MV data to ODBC or use cumbersome subroutine based APIs. Development Environment Excellent - Use any HTML editor. Application error messages can be configured to go to the browser, monitor console, or log files. Poor - server components may need to be restarted with many type of application changes. Some good, some poor - Hidden input fields and cookies may require manual decoding of HTTP headers and input fields.