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Re: What good is ILE?



Hmmmm... confused by the statement "C++ is just as complex as ILE".

Do you mean that C++ is just as complex as ILE RPG? I'd agree with that. (Actually, I'd say it's more so, but better for certain types of tasks, especially lower-level programming, like writing deveoper's tools, whereas RPG is better for business rules.)

But... You can compare C++ against ILE RPG. But you can't exactly compare C++ against ILE itself. C++ (at least on IBM i) actually runs in the ILE environment -- so it _is_ ILE. And C++ is a programming language, vs. ILE being an environment.


On 2/4/2013 10:06 AM, Steve Richter wrote:
yeah, Vern. I think C++ is just as complex as ILE. Which is one
reason why C# is so much bettern than C++. And now Microsoft is
reemphasizing C++ over C# in metro apps, so what do I know.






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