Re: RPG IV release levels and complexity

> I'm not suggesting the articles need to be changed, just the compiler.

i would change the articles to reference what minimal release is needed.
that has been needed for ages (and is no diff that any other development
environment
on any other system).
jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:41 AM
Subject: RE: RPG IV release levels and complexity


> Tom,
> Granted there are somewhere between 10 and 2000 of us RPG coders who
cherish
> the new enhancements for what they're worth, the vast majority of
developers
> out there are either feeling left out and are anxious over the complexity
in
> memorizing what release they need to use certain functions. I have
recently
> seen 10+ year RPG programmers spend hours and in some cases days trying to
> get a piece of code to compile only to later discover that the feature
> wasn't available on V5R1. And yet you see article after article (not mine
of
> course) with published code and examples that represent that they will
work
> on the vast majority of machines.  So a V5R1 or worse, V4R5 user spends
the
> time to try the new technique on their systems and bamb! It won't compile.
> I'm not suggesting the articles need to be changed, just the compiler. <g>
>
> Bob Cozzi
> Cozzi Consulting
> www.rpgiv.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Tom Daly
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:21 AM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: RPG IV release levels and complexity
>
>
>
>
>
>  |  -----Original Message-----
>  |  From: Hans Boldt [mailto:boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]
>  |  Subject: Re: RPG IV release levels and complexity
>
> |
>  |  Finally, in my opinion, the pace of enhancements in the past few
>  |  releases has indeed been too aggressive.
>
>
> Too aggressive???  Keep 'em coming!!!!  You guys are doing a great job (if
> only we cn  get the marketing guys on board;) )
>
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