Re: Re[6]: New Opcodes - %SETCELL

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

Jon wrote:
>I have to seriously disagree with you Norman - Hans did _not_ say that they
>didn't want to do development - he said that they were going to focus on "...
>new function that can't otherwise be done easily in the language today."  In my
>opinion that is 100% correct - IBM _must_ concentrate in this area.
>
>If there is a major need for a specific function, someone will offer it for
>sale. IBM can never provide every function that anyone will ever need so they
>have to focus on those things that no one else can supply.  It is the only
thing
>that makes sense.

As usual, the mail feed into our Lotus Notes system is slow,
so several people jumped to my defense even before I got
Norman's note.

I'd just like to comment on one of your points, Jon.  Sure,
if there is a need for something, someone will offer it for
sale, but look at CPAN.  Of that 600MB of Perl code, none of
it was written for financial gain.  I look at CPAN, and
wonder, why isn't there a CRAN chock full of 600MB of RPG
code?  Am I just being too idealistic?

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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