Re: "Webulating" RPG

[Chris Rehm <Mr.AS400@xxxxxxx>]

** Reply to note from Jon Paris <paris@ca.ibm.com> Thu, 19 Feb 1998 15:41:31 
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> some are lucky and just tended to design in an OO fashion anyway (even if 
>they 
> didn't know that's what they were doing!) 

Absolutely true. I have seen a lot of code where the different apps are
similar to objects and all references to aspects of that object are
handled with calls to the app. I know that that the guys who put that
stuff together are naturals for OOP.

I suspect that all programmers will find OOP natural. The faster the move
the better. 

But that brings us to the bytecode generator. Don't you feel that having a
bytecode generator for RPG will reduce the requirement for learning Java?
Won't that slow the move to OO development and thus hurt the AS/400?

I can't decide which is worth more, the byte code generator, or not having
it.

> Jon Paris - AS/400 AD Market Support - paris@ca.ibm.com



Chris Rehm
Mr.AS400@ibm.net

How often can you afford to be unexpectedly out of business?
Get an AS/400.
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