RE: Green screen to GUI

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   8. RE: Green screen to GUI (Scott Klement)
>
>Likewise, for the typical RPG programmer, they want to work on the
>iSeries. They're familiar with the iSeries, and like the advantages that
>it offers and don't particularly want to switch to Windows.
>
>For those that do want to switch to Windows, they have to consider whether
>there's any future in VARPG for them?  Will there be a job in VARPG when
>they're looking for it?  Or would they be better off learning one of the
>more prevalent Windows languages?

One reason that comes to mind is that there are two separate obstacles to 
switching from iSeries to Windows programming. There is the issue of learning a 
new language, but there is also the issue of learning a very different 
programming paradigm.

By moving first to VARPG, the language remains somewhat familiar. That can help 
keep a level of comfort while trying to figure out how the event-driven 
programming works in a GUI environment. When the programming style becomes 
comfortable, the switch to other languages becomes easier.

Tom Liotta