Re: eRPG - RPG-CGI

I'm not halfway through it yet, but I have to agree.  It looks like a great
book.  Let you know more later.....

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From: <jpcarr@TREDEGAR.COM>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: eRPG - RPG-CGI


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>
> As a side comment on eRPG and serving web apps.    I am 50% done reading
eRPG by
> Brad Stone.   Great book.   I don't mind saying that Brad did us all a
favor by
> writing it.
>
> If you are interested in writing  Browser Programs and have an RPG back
ground,
> Brad removes alot of mystery from the subject.    It doesn't seem that
nebulous
> anymore.
>
> Writing RPG-CGI programs at this point seem very easy.    Better tools may
exist
> (I don't know)
> However at this point(50% done with the book)   it seems kinda like
writing
> screen programs
> by reading/understanding/keying in   the DDS before you start learning
SDA.
> I feel like
> I have a better understanding of what's going on with things like Net.Data
and
> the like(they seem
> more like the SDA approach).
>
> This may not have that much to do with the current thread,   But I would
very
> much recommend
> buying a copy of the book and reading it.   You may be surprised at how
easy it
> is to write this
> stuff.
>
> You can move on to Java,  Websphere and others later,  BUT you can be
productive
> now
> with your current skill set.
>
> No,  this is not a paid adverstisement.   I just really liked the book.
> John Carr
> P.S.   remember Hans and Barb don't write business apps in RPG,
> Don't think they ever did(? to my knowledge),
> They write  the RPG compiler.
>
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