RE: Java and RPG comparison

["Sims, Ken" <KSIMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brad -

And lets not forget about upcoming possible enhancements to RPG IV
(depending on the voting and what the developers actually decide to do) to
include sockets I/O and/or IFS file processing native within RPG IV.

Ken
Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, Inc.
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of
my employer or anyone in their right mind.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stone, Brad V (TC) [SMTP:bvstone@taylorcorp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 05:22
> To:   'JAVA400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Java and RPG comparison
> 
> > Anything that requires a C-API in RPG to accomplish can be
> > done much easier in Java - stream IO, sockets, etc.
> > 
> 
> Hi... defending RPG as usual.
> 
> I still say that the reason these types of functions are easier in Java is
> because someone took the time to write a whole crapload of classes for you
> so you wouldn't have to.  No one has done that with RPG.  Well, there are
> a
> few BIFs, but that's it.
> 
> You can't compare API calls to pre-written classes.  It just isn't fair.
> Once wrappers are written for the C APIs these operations are VERY simple.
> 
> Brad
> 
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