Re: What is a Modern RPG Programmer??? -- MIDRANGE-L

So they care more about syntax than problem solving or programming
ability? :)

Do they mean modern as in, what's new in RPG...

or modern as in "yes, a lot of them still program RPGIII style, don't use
date data types, and still use 2 digit years."

I am of course referring not no one here on these lists... but in my
dealings with customers/clients.

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On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 12:52 AM, Jack Woehr <jwoehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

wrote:

Booth, if you don't have RDi download the trial and fiddle around with
every example you can find on the web!

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rdi/index.html

On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 11:28 PM, Richard Schoen <
Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This question is very subjective.

I would say a modern RPG programmer is one who knows that RPG is not
always the only tool in the tool bag. You've heard the Hammer and Nail
analogy no doubt.

This means they have ventured out to learn at least one new language such
as Java, .Net, PHP, Python, etc so they know when they may want to

select a

different tool or integrate multiple technologies.

Also as Alan mentioned they know how to modularize and have used
sub-procedures and APIs.

To me it is also important to know web technologies such as html,
javascript and css as they are necessary for modern UI.

I think if you are using at least some of the newer techniques and can
talk about areas you would like to improve then you can have a good
discussion on where you are and where you would like to be technically
speaking.

Using RDI to some extent goes without saying. If you're still using 5250
programming full time and not at least dabbling with RDI then there's an
issue. I still use 5250 for quick changes and RDI when I need to spend

some

time working and editing a larger program. Sometimes it's still faster to
use SEU for things and I have 30yrs of it.

Also is the asker of the question an RPG person or a management or HR

type

who doesn't really know or care about RPG development ?

Regards,
Richard Schoen
Director of Document Management
e. richard.schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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message: 7
date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 20:30:29 -0800
from: Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: What is a Modern RPG Programmer???

A component of modern programming could be using free form and sql but

the

primary component is using ILE which proceeded free format.

ILE means using procedures, modules and service programs and I would also
include using sql.

You can be using 100% free format and still be doing monolith

programming.

Modern programming means using functional decomposition to break code

down

in small pieces and using procedures, modules and service programs to
encapsulate them.

On Feb 3, 2018 6:00 PM, "Thomas Burrows" <thomas.burrows.1957@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Been asked to show how I am programming as a MODERN RPG PROGRAMMER.

Would it be using completely FREE FORMAT from F specs to C specs.

Embedded SQL that is just dropped in the code.

No /Free statements.

Would like the groups thoughts.

Thomas Burrows
cell 469 693 2533

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