Re: RPG IV and CF-spec "keep it IBM"

["Scott Klement" <infosys@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

boothm@ibm.net wrote:
>
> I have no feelings of being a Luddite, neo or otherwise.  I have spe
>  too
> much time chasing down really bad code from earlier attempts of othe
>  at
> being on the leading edge of technical creativity.  My great dread i
>  the
> programmer with a C+ grade in his one year of C++ training in colleg
>   I
> can just see him deciding he can use the CF specs to right "real
>  code".

Booth,

      IMHO, even if your "fresh from college" programmer got an A+
he's not very likely to write readable/maintainable code until hes
had more practical experience with maintaining other peoples code!

Again, I have to say that most people straight out of school are
likely to have more readable code if they've got the ability to
indent it than they are if they don't.

Its my (very strongly held) opinion that forcing op-codes to be in
a specific position on the line makes things HARDER to read, not
easier.  Granted, new programmers don't always indent their code,
or insert spacing, or anything to make life easier for other
programmers.   But fixed-position RPG only REINFORCES that behavior!

(To the people on the list in general --  This is my opinion.  PLEASE
don't yell at me or flame me if you disagree.  This opinion is based
on experience training new programmers in BOTH RPG and C.  However,
I recognize that whats easy code for me to read isn't necessarily
whats easy for YOU to read... fair enough?)

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