RE: field initializtion

["Eyers, Daniel" <daniel.eyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As we teach our RPGers Java, we make the parallel between the try and catch
blocks of Java and MONMSG in CL... The AS/400 (once again) was (and is)
several steps ahead of the competition....  The difference (IMHO) that one
can not implement the concept in RPG... It must be done in the CL... While
this may seem an esoteric difference, it encapsulates error handling to a
specific object.  IOW, one need not code two programs to get the benefits of
it's use.  

Joe's point was a good one, albeit his presentation was passionate.  His
point of using a proactive approach to coding is a good methodology for any
written code, Java or RPG...  Joe clearly understands that, unlike what
we've been taught, the development cycle is *not* a set of discrete steps.
It is a continuum and good code design begets great testing.  

dan


-----Original Message-----
From: Stone, Brad V (TC) [mailto:bvstone@taylorcorp.com]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 3:08 PM
To: 'JAVA400-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: field initializtion

Whoa!  Chill, Joe.  The smiley means a joke.  I am aware of try and catch.
But they don't seem any better than MONMSG MSGID(CPF0000) in most examples
I've seen.  

Rough week of teaching java to RPGers?  (this smiley intentionally left
blank).  

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