Re: What good is ILE?

[Tim Bronski <tim.bronski@xxxxxxxxx>]

> You have got to be kidding. C++ makes ILE look like a walk in the park. C++
> was just C with object oriented features laid over it. Complexity was and
> is a nightmare. ILE RPG is so simple and clean compared to C++.
It's just what you're used to. I find creating basic classes and methods 
fairly simple - but I do it every day. Reusing code by incorporating 
objects is more intuitive than finding and reusing procedures. But 
others might think differently. Now, the ILE c++ compiler listing? 
That's a different thing altogether. Obtuse is being nice.
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Steve Richter <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > yeah, Vern.  I think C++ is just as complex as ILE.  Which is  one
> > reason why C# is so much bettern than C++.  And now Microsoft is
> > reemphasizing C++ over C# in metro apps, so what do I know.
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Vernon Hamberg
> > <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi Steve
> > >
> > > I compare this to C++, for example - you have to declare things - here
> > > is a quote I just found -
> > >
> > > "When you declare a variable, a function, or even a class all you are
> > > doing is saying: there is something with this name, and it has this
> > > type. The compiler can then handle most (but not all) uses of that name
> > > without needing the full definition of that name. Declaring a
> > > value--without defining it--allows you to write code that the compiler
> > > can understand without having to put all of the details. This is
> > > particularly useful if you are working with multiple source files, and
> > > you need to use a function in multiple files. You don't want to put the
> > > body of the function in multiple files, but you do need to provide a
> > > declaration for it."
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