Re: Calling names - System i5

Steve Richter wrote:

On 2/24/08, Mark S. Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxx> wrote:
having two names for fields and files is arguably worse than a single
name. short names are a problem for programmers.

I'm not as conversant regarding TIMI, etc., that apparently you and Mark are.
But I do wonder why short names are a problem for programmers. From the System/3 through the System/36 we only had six [6] positions for field names (eight [8] for files and other objects). Never created a problem for me (perhaps I'm just more versatile).

Eons ago (it seems) I also wrote COBOL, in which, if I recall correctly, one could have thirty-five [35] character field names. Most COBOL programmers, being as lazy as RPG programmers and also suffering from writers cramp, rarely went over twelve [12] character field names.


I'll leave it to Mark, et al, to address your other points, but this one is bogus (aka "BS").



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