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Tom, you hit my nail right on the head. I knew i couldn't learn everything at once, but I already knew RPG. The trap was that it was easy to get started with, and the rest just followed. It was a year before I even realized there was a different paradigm for event based as to opposed to the the cycle. One other factor was Jon Paris. He showed us how to use VARPG and it made it both fun and possible for this old programmer to learn new tricks. --------------------------------- Booth Martin http://www.martinvt.com --------------------------------- -------Original Message------- From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion Date: 09/21/05 15:12:12 To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Green screen to GUI midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 8. RE: Green screen to GUI (Scott Klement) > >Likewise, for the typical RPG programmer, they want to work on the >iSeries. They're familiar with the iSeries, and like the advantages that >it offers and don't particularly want to switch to Windows. > >For those that do want to switch to Windows, they have to consider whether >there's any future in VARPG for them? Will there be a job in VARPG when >they're looking for it? Or would they be better off learning one of the >more prevalent Windows languages? One reason that comes to mind is that there are two separate obstacles to switching from iSeries to Windows programming. There is the issue of learning a new language, but there is also the issue of learning a very different programming paradigm. By moving first to VARPG, the language remains somewhat familiar. That can help keep a level of comfort while trying to figure out how the event-driven programming works in a GUI environment. When the programming style becomes comfortable, the switch to other languages becomes easier. Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertech.com
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