RE: "RPG isn't cool"

[John Carr <74711.77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RE:     RE: "RPG isn't cool"

>>eric wrote:
>>> You can't teach something that student's don't want to learn (or attend).
>>>  "RPG isn't cool".
>>

<SNIP>

>>is there a single easy thing we could do to improve the
>>language?
        


>RPG IV *is* cool - sadly, nobody uses it!  You have no idea how many people
>rail against "switching" to "another language."  Invariably, it's from
>people who fall into one or more of the following categories:
>1. Never used RPG IV; have gut feeling that it is too hard to learn
>2. Never used RPG IV; have heard rumours that it is too hard to learn.
>3. Never used RPG IV; have fears that "old dogs" can't handle features like
>CALLP
>4. Never used RPG IV; have poor self-esteem and thing they can't handle
>fancy new concepts.
>5. Never used RPG IV; RPG II/III/400 works just fine, thank you.
>
>Is there another major programming market where the programmers cling so
>fiercely to a clearly inferior language (RPG 400) when they've already paid
>for it's replacement (RPG IV?)  It's this attitude more than anything else
>that dooms "RPG" to it's status as "uncool."  You want a single easy thing
>to improve the language?  Officially announce the end of support for RPG
>36, RPG III and RPG 400.  RPG IV can already do everything that it's
>predecessors could do and so much more.  Get people to use what they've
>already paid for   Give away GOOD examples of source code - write a new
>manual that only has examples.  
>
>Buck Calabro

Buck, 
This observation(how many/why people don't use RPGIV) is inline with
what I have observed teaching and doing seminars.  

I agree with your conclusions.

John Carr 
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