Re: Computerworld lists obsolete job titles

Why would a Java Programmer who was weaned on SQL be doing file I/O other
than having to do maintenance? A modern programmer would be using SQL for
I/O except for screen and prints.

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:36 AM, James H. H. Lampert <
jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 12/3/14 2:48 PM, Jon Paris wrote:

Tell ‘em to hire a Java programmer and train them in RPG. Introduce
them via the free-form version (latest) and then when they are
comfortable with that show them the old ugly stuff if you have to.

We have several clients who have used this approach and it works very
well.

It is particularly gratifying when you hear the Java programmers
discussing rewriting some of their Java code in RPG because “It will
be a hell of a lot simpler”.

It would be even simpler if they know about The Cycle, and how to ride

it,

and especially how to take unconventional rides on it.

Secondary files and level breaks are probably more trouble than they're
worth, but getting a free ride through a primary file instead of having

to

walk through it, and having a built-in event-loop for an interactive
program, are well worth learning the basics of The Cycle.

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