Re[8]: New Opcodes - %SETCELL

[Norman.Rae@xxxxxxxxxxx]

     Woops... I seem to have touched off something here.
     I'll start be apologizing.  It was certainly not my intention to
     criticize what has been happening with the AS/400 and with RPG
     (although I guess I did sound critical didn't I!).  I've coded RPG for
     my whole career, never used another language (except COBOL at college
     and that was so long ago I don't think it counts).  So I am certainly
     very happy that the language and the environment are still viable.

     I do however spend a lot of time trying to get the message out.  I'm
     surrounded by people who say "We can do this with C++!" or "We can do
     that in UNIX!"  It's been really great for the last couple of years to
     be able to reply "Well we can do it in RPG-AS/400 too, and do it
     better!!!"  I just get worried when I see us (RPG programmers
     specifically, and AS/400 folks in general) relying on resources that I
     honestly don't think are going to materialize.

     I do agree with the sentiment below however.  A BIG thanks to Hans and
     everyone else involved in the development of RPG.  We couldn't be
     doing it without you!

     Norman




>> We look for new function that can't otherwise be done easily
>>in the language today.

>     In other words, we don't want to do any development anymore.  DO IT
>     YOURSELF!!!

>>I don't think that is a fair characterization of Hans' comment.
>>Hans & Barbara (et al) have certainly added more to RPG IV in the
>>last several releases than RPG used to see in a decade!





>>....Thanks Hans & Company!

Doug
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