RE: is nmi translator off limits?

["Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

 

WRKMBRPDM option 14, where are there two steps? Yes, I know that behind the scenes there are two steps issued to create the program, but from a programmer's point of view there is only one step involved. IF they choose to, they can create modules and bind them together, but they are not forced to use multiple steps when they move to ILE.

 

-Walden

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Richter [mailto:srichter@AutoCoder.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:55 PM
To: MI400@midrange.com
Subject: Re: is nmi translator off limits?

 

Whose big idea was ile in the first place? It seems like an added level of complexity.

A two step process to create a program instead of one.

===> even if you are programming to the OPM using MI, there is

a translation of the result to NMI which is then given to

CREATE MODULE for generation of the RISC-instructions.

 

Leif,

 

I am alluding to the 2 step process that a programmer has to execute to create an ile program. 1st step is create the module, 2nd step is create the program.

This lengthens the learning process of a new programmer, increases the chances for bugs, ups the complexity all around.

And for what reason? Increased execution speed? Performance can be improved without increasing complexity by just shipping faster hardware.

The much needed and relatively well done improvements in rpg that came with ile did not require a new programming model or a link edit.

 

Hurry up with the nmi chapter of your book! Write faster!!

 

Steve