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*I* still have my "Born to be /free" t-shirt! I'm one of the original /free-thinkers! Peace, -- Don -----Original Message----- From: Roger Pence [mailto:rp@rogerpence.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 1:16 AM To: MIDRANGE-L Subject: Re: "RPG isn't cool" (was: Re: IBM Secret) >Wasn't RPG Free a Paul Conte creation? There were several people who claimed to have created a free-format RPG syntax at one time or another, but it was Paul Conte's RPG/free creation that got the most attention and was certainly used to write the most code. See the April 1990 issue of NEWS/400 for its introduction. Nearly the same syntax, with a handful of interesting improvements, is available today in ASNA's Visual RPG. With even a brief exposure to a rational RPG syntax, even the most ardent naysayers go the way of free quickly. I gotta travel so I'll miss the fun, but you guys need to hammer on Hans to tell you about the completely free-format x-spec IBM has on the table. I saw an IBMer debut the x-spec publically last week at the 400 Group's V4R4 conference. Although it's ten years too late, it's an interesting RPG enhancement to ponder. It's also curious that if IBM truly thinks we're gonna be hamburger flippers if we don't learn Java, how the old horse could possibly be worth the work and budget such an enhancement would surely cost. Best bet: IBM's x-spec will never see the light of day. The spec is currently being evaluated by Toronto, but if the Atlanta crowd was any measure, the spec is DOA. After showing the spec, the IBMer asked how many wanted it, and a smattering of hands (less than 15 out of 200), went up. When he asked how many didn't want it, only two or three went up. When he asked how many didn't care, many hands went up. Let's face it: old fashioned RPG isn't cool and and most RPG programmers don't care! rp +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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