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Seems to me that RPG _CAN_AND_WILL_ remain the preferred programming language on the AS400. ILE RPG overcomes most of the restrictions we've had to deal with in the past, and IMO, has become every bit as robust and flexible as "C" and its cousins "C++" and "Java". Hats off to the crew at Toronto (Hans, take a bow). Personally, I'd rather have to run naked through a briar patch than have to code apps in "C". (Then again, coding C could be like running naked in a briar patch.... lots of pointers) Why is everyone so sure that the talent pool for AS400 is diminishing? Like everything else, when PC programmers are falling all over themselves competing with forty other applicants for a single programming position that pays barely over minimum wage, there's going to be a steady migration toward other systems, such as the as400. Eric A DeLong ericadelong@pmsc.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ RPG may have been our legacy but it certainly shouldn't - and won't - be our future. So why not give a 'C' course on the AS/400? That way we can teach familiarity with the machine and the operating system - far more valuable commodities than some rudimentary RPG. > >+--- Tim what might the market be for that skill today? +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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