Re: Combined-Primary (CP) workstn file

["Joep Beckeringh" <joepb@xxxxxx>]

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Van: Joel Fritz <JFritz@sharperimage.com>
Aan: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Verzonden: woensdag 29 september 1999 17:09
Onderwerp: RE: Combined-Primary (CP) workstn file


> Don't want to start another cycle war, but...
> I think I've successfully resisted the cycle because RPG wasn't my first
> language.  I was used to writing my own event loops.   I'm lazy and don't
> like to work with other people's code if i can reinvent the wheel myself.
> <g>  To me not learning the cycle was just another case of avoiding
studying
> someone else's code.

RPG wasn't my first language either, but it was the first one I used for
processing database files.  Never understood why people would not want to
use the cycle.  Our technical director, who also gives introductory courses
to our new programmers, recently took a new approach: first he teaches them
how to process a database file, including programming level breaks.  After
they master that, he shows how easy it becomes and how little code remains
when using the cycle.

> James is probably right, unfortunately he often is.  I'm still to lazy to
> learn it.  I'm also the one who wrote linear search routines for a long
time
> because he didn't want to learn which indicators went where with lokup.
(no
> binary search suggestions, please--the one in the C library works great.)

Well, have you finally found out about the lo(o)kup indicators?  Maybe save
yourself some work by using the cycle.  But if you're happy programming your
own event loops, by all means keep doing it.  (I'm quite fond of reinventing
wheels myself; that way I'm sure they are round).

Joep Beckeringh


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