RE: Java and RPG in the future of the iSeries

> From: Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)
> 
> Their actions have spoken enough for me in the past.  Take a gander at
> alphaworks.ibm.com and tell me where it looks like they are putting
> their resources?
> 
>   When I hear that Hans Bolt is taking maternity leave and we
shouldn't
> expect as much in the next release of RPG, that tells me there is very
> little or avg emphasis on RPG developing rapidly enough to keep up
with
> my companies needs.
> 
> That is just what I have taken away.  Feel free to persuade me
otherwise
> :-)

Thanks for your input, Aaron!  What exactly do you expect to see in
Alphaworks for RPG?  What would you like to see?

As to RPG evolving to meet your company's needs, exactly what needs are
RPG not meeting?  To me, your particular needs are to make RPG into an
object oriented languages with namespaces and procedure overloading, and
I don't think the fact that RPG isn't going to support namespaces means
it's a dead language.

Me, I'm thrilled with the great amount that's been added in the last
five years or so.  In some ways, I think RPG has outpaced Java in
expanding its basic syntax.  Heck, I find it hard to believe that we had
to wait until Tiger to get generics.

Anyway, tell me what you need, Aaron, and I'll pass it on.

Joe