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Yep, IBM can't even drop the RPG/36 compilers dues to customer backlash.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Campin [mailto:alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:36 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Externalizing I/O
<<I''m coming from a RLA perspective because the new RPG Redbook that prompted this discussion used RLA, and I think most people would agree that RLA is the dominant I/O method for RPG.>> For no other reason than people won't change. They keep on writing the 1980 code again and again including RLA just as they keep creating un-normalized databases which, of course, is why the machine is dying. If RPG programmers won't change, companies move to new development platforms where people will use SQL and normalize their databases and build maintainable code. The iSeries is a far and away a better business machine but it does no good at all if we keep writing 1980 code. I see it every day. My opinion only.
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