RE: ?Withdrawal of RPG/400 compiler?

At a COMMON a few years ago I heard George Farr say something to the
effect that RPG would be around until some date--it was before 2020--at
least far off enough that it looked like I could retire from an RPG
shop.  I could tell he was just pulling a number out of the air to
reassure people that RPG had a future.  I made the mistake of posting
the comment to an AS400 mailing list without (apparently) enough
context.  Boy did I get flamed.  <g>

George has a dry sense of humor.  You have to be there to understand
him.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:34 AM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: ?Withdrawal of RPG/400 compiler?
>
>  >> Jon ... You write for the rag.  What's the source of the
> announcement?
>
> As best I can tell Rob it was a combination of wishful
> thinking combined with a small misunderstanding of what
> George Farr meant when he said during a COMMON  presentation
> that "RPG/400 is dead ... D . E . A . D ." (or words to that
> effect).  Those remarks were taken as a statement of IBM's
> intent to discontinue the compiler.
>
> As a result of George's remarks, the demise of the RPG/400
> compiler was suggested as a topic for the magazine poll - and
> instead of the poll saying "What would be the effect IF ...."
> it was phrased a little more "crisply"
> .....
>
> Personally I think it is a wonderful idea ... or at least
> that there should be an additional charge for using it ...
> but while IBM have undoubtedly thought about that, it is not
> on the immediate horizon as far as I know.
>
> Made for an interesting thread though hasn't it <grin>
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400
>
> www.Partner400.com
> www.RPGWorld.com
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