Re: 'ILE RPG' or 'RPG IV' . What's the difference!!!

In a message dated 00-04-07 12:18:24 EDT, you write:

> Sadly, Way Too Many people hear "ILE" and think that the learning curve is
>  too high to scale.  By hammering home that RPG IV is simple and easy to
>  write in and doesn't require these "new-fangled, confusing Static Binding
>  Activation Group Service Program Module Binder Language thingies,"  I am
>  _sometimes_ able to convince reticent  traditional midrange programmers to
>  _just try it_ before repeating the knee-jerk condemnation.
>  
>  That's why I try to use RPG IV as often as possible when talking about the
>  language.

I agree.  The biggest problem with all this is IBM making RPGLE the source 
member type for RPG IV!  If they had only made it -- oh I don't know - how 
about RPGIV?  then we would avoid all the arguments.
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