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

>>I am a consultant rather than a contractor. My clients get my expertise rather
than just my time. There was no RPG IV code at any client that I've been at for
the last 3 years when I wallked in the door. On the otherhand, there was quite a
bit by the time I left. I didn't just start writing RPG IV and dump it in thier
laps. I sold them on the benefits of RPG IV first and only started coding in it
with thier blessing.  The lack of RPG IV in the large vendor packages has
definately hurt the adoption of RPG IV. That should not be an excuse for us not
to learn it on our own.<<

Agreed!  Especially on the point of showing clients the advantages of moving to
RPG IV; I think most people don't even bother.  At the very least, I try to get
permission to write _new_ applications in RPG IV and _always_ offer to explain
the code.  Most shops are concerned about getting someone who can maintain an
RPG IV program and I try to show them my code so they can see that maintaining
an existing RPG IV program is not that much different from maintaining an RPG
III program.  Creating a new RPG IV program is usually a bigger jump, but
typical maintenance/modifications usually involve only a small part of the logic
(especially _my_ programs ;-) ), therefore, IMO, an easier jump.

- Dan Bale





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