RE: RPG vs. C

On Sunday, May 10, 1998 12:03 PM, Don Kuenz 
[SMTP:kuenzdc@wind.cc.whecn.edu] wrote:
> What does the group think about RPG vs C? Keep in mind that my customers
> use a wide variety of AS400 platforms.

Don,
  I think that we've found that the primary language a programmer uses is 
less important than her knowledge of OS/400; DDS, CL, libraries, file 
members, job descriptions, etc. are AS/400 specific and take time to 
absorb.  If you need to rapidly ramp up a development project, it's 
definitely easier to find RPG people with AS/400 experience than to find 
AS/400 people with C experience.  On the other hand, if you have the time 
to train new hires in OS/400, C programmers are much easier to find than 
AS/400 experienced programmers.  V3R1 has some limitations with the C 
compiler, I think, but I can't recall specifics.

For higher OS/400 releases, keep in mind the fact that RPG IV can do 
almost all of the C stuff now that we have pointers.  In addition, one can 
bind C routines into RPG IV...  Now all you have to do is move your 
customers to RISC boxes! <grin>

Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net

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