Re: "RPG isn't cool" (was: Re: IBM Secret)

John,

>lazy programmers.   If the prompter or syntax doesn't do it,   How many
>programmers
>do you really,  really,  really think (look around at all the people you
>ever worked with)
>will take the time to  "Make it look Pretty" ?
>
>Just curious

I hear you, but I don't the situation is quite that bad regarding CF.

First, IMHO the main reason some people use RPG prompting is because
of the archaic column sensitive positioning.  Take that away and let
them just freely key the source, and it would be inexcusable not to
indent while you are at it.  So it's not like the deplorable situation
with trying to pretty up a CLP after using the command prompter.

I mean, how many VB, C [++], or Java programmers do you know which
don't indent source as they key it?  It's almost a given when you are
just keying source without prompting.  Or at least it should be. <g>

Second, there will surely be freeware or trade rag utilities to
"pretty up" and realign a source member.  So if the programmer who
went before you is really that bad, you could use a PDM user option or
SEU user-defined block line command to clean it up before you attempt
to maintain the code.  (Or better yet, use an extensible PC-based
editor like CODE/400 or Flex/Edit, and let the editor do it.)

If a programmer couldn't learn to type free-form expressions and
indent while he was at it, I don't think he'd work for me too long.
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