Re: New Opcodes - %SETCELL

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you read what what he said, it was, "We look for new function that can't
otherwise be done easily in the language today.".  Can not be done easily.  I
really don't' see too much of a problem with that, why shouldn't' they work on
the things that are very hard for us to do now, putting the stuff we can do
rather easily on the back burner in the meanwhile?

Regards,

Jim Langston

Norman.Rae@mckhboc.com wrote:

>      So let me see if I've got this straight:
>
>      <<SNIP>>
>
> To get back on topic, if you want better API's for IFS, write your
> own procedures and share them with others so they can benefit too.
> Quite simply, now that we have procedures in the language, any
> request for new function in RPG we see that could easily be
> implemented by some code in a procedure is not taken very seriously
> here.  We look for new function that can't otherwise be done easily
> in the language today.
>
> Cheers!  Hans
>
>      <<SNIP>>
>
>      In other words, we don't want to do any development anymore.  DO IT
>      YOURSELF!!!
>
>      I don't know about other companies, but here they are not interested
>      in advancing the AS/400 world, or RPG.  They want me to concentrate on
>      the business needs, anything else I may do keeps me from that task and
>      I am actively discouraged from this.  I know its shortsighted, but
>      that's the way it is!
>
>      Norman

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