RE: Using % type functions/using RPG IV

Good points on RPGIV, but I like the understanding of the learning curve
even better.  The greater the slope, the faster you learn.  The steepest
learning curve is the one described below, 0 time to complete mastery.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buck Calabro [mailto:buck.calabro@aptissoftware.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 1:47 PM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Using % type functions/using RPG IV
> 
> 
> Carl wrote:
> 
> >As a follow up to Hans' comments: moving to RPG IV is a 
> >fairly major change for most companies when you consider 
> >the learning  curve on the language improvements plus the 
> >procedures, prototypes, ILE, etc., etc, etc..  Some of
> >this stuff has been around for years but there's a lot of 
> >old RPG still out there!  Why?
> 
> I have very strong feelings on this point.  It is a calumny 
> for anyone to
> repeat the phrase "consider the learning  curve on the language
> improvements."  (Yes, I know there's more but I want to hit 
> this one first!)
> 
> Improvement                   Learning curve
> Longer variable names         0 seconds
> Mixed case names                      0 seconds
> 32k strings                                   0 seconds
> 32k array elements                    0 seconds
> 10 character file names               0 seconds
> White space!                          0 seconds
> 
> 
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