RE: Renaming RPG

Probably needs Websphere in the name :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wills, Mike N. (TC) [mailto:MNWills@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 10:36 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Renaming RPG
>
>
> Your insane some days there Aaron! How about iPL (iSeries Programming
> Language)?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) [mailto:ALBartell@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 10:19 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: Renaming RPG
>
>
> I was just thinking that maybe RPG (Report Program Generator)
> should be
> renamed. . .
>
> Not that we need one more name change within IBM, but in
> reality most of the
> name changes that have happened were because the initial name didn't
> adequately describe what the product was or the product was named
> prematurely.  Maybe the acronymn just needs to be changed to
> include more
> buzz word's -- Reliable, Progressive, Guaranteed.
>
> I don't know when RPG first came about, but I am guessing
> that todays RPG is
> a far cry from where it started.  Maybe when they allow us to
> create our own
> data types they can name it Rava (instead of Java;-).
>
> Just thinking out loud,
> Aaron Bartell
>