Re: RPG,COBOL or JAVA

[Buck Calabro/commsoft<mcalabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Buck Calabro wrote:
>>I think that this is very well said.  An aside is
>>that RPG IV/ILE RPG can help you learn OO while
>>you work, rather than have to learn OO AND a new
>>language AND a new environment (GUI) all at the
>>same time.
>
>I have to disagree with this.  New features of
>RPG IV, such as prototyped procedures, allow you
>to apply the technique of "modular programming",

-snip-

>To summarize my point:  Inheritance is a very
>fundamental characteristic of OO programming and
>cannot be fully appreciated without experiencing
>OO.  Using a non-OO language, like RPG IV, can
>never prepare you for OO.

Thanks, Hans!
I was definitely confused.
I see that I seriously need to visit my bookstore
and get some more education...
Sometimes it's depressing seeing just how far
behind one can be from the "real world."  Oh,
well -- better a wake up call than a pink slip!

Buck Calabro
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net




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