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I still find a lot of use for CL, but I also like to use prototyped programs and QCMDEXC. I find it's much easier to put strings together in RPG/IV than CL. On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:37:28 -0600 (CST), "Scott Klement" <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > Hi Jeff, > > > What I don't understand, is why the new functionality? or why now. The > > emphasis from IBM over the last few years has been to usher us away from RPG > > and CL and toward java and stuff. > > I don't know about that... there's been TONS of new functionality added > to > RPG over the last few years... > > However, this is the first significant change to CL (that I can think of) > since V3R1. And this change is adding features that have existed for a > long time everywhere else. > > > I'm sure these new functions will be welcomed by some developers, but I > > can't believe that too many people are programming in CL any more. > > Wherever I go in my job, knowledge of CL (and even OS/400) tends to be > > low to non-existent. > > Really? What are programmers using instead of CL? QShell? It seems > unusual that people are using QShell in my experience. Or are they just > doing everything in their HLL? My experience has shown me that only the > more advanced people (such as those on these lists) are doing that, and > not even all of them. > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing > list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > -- michaelr_41@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again
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