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Re: was DDS new to the S/38? was: A Spec?

On 5/9/07, Gary Monnier <gary.monnier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, DDS was on the S/38. At the time a display file was a pretty new.
Object-based development had not quite reached the mainstream. I
suspect the A in position 6 stood for "A new paradigm".

too bad IBM does not publicize or even remember the innovators who
designed the S/38. DDS has a nice hierarchical structure that I think
is easier to code than SQL. and the separation of form from function
that DSPF DDS provides is terrific. It would fit in well with .NET
forms coding.

-Steve

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