RE: You're all missing the point! -- RPG400-L

I could not agree more.

Christopher K. Bipes     mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
Sr. Programmer/Analyst   mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
CrossCheck, Inc.         http://www.cross-check.com
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If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, only geniuses work here.
Karen Herbelin - Readers Digest 3/2000


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Klement [mailto:klemscot@klements.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:41 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: You're all missing the point!



Wow....  when my reply to Mr. Paris was made, I never dreamed that it
would fill this mailing list with people arguing about whether or not
Code/400 is good or not.

IMHO, thats completely aside from the point!  We don't have to choose one
or the other, SEU or Code/400 (or CodeStudio or Flex/Edit)!  

The point is, if IBM says "we're no longer developing SEU" its going to
mean that in 2 or 3 releases, they'll stop distributing it, too.  Then
it'll cease to exist...

When I'm out in our production facility, and I find some minor bug in my
code, right now I can log onto a green screen terminal, fix the code and
recompile.  Without SEU, I'm walking/driving back to my office... 

When I'm at a user's PC, and they notice something thats not quite right 
with a program, I can simply sign on to the AS/400 with their standard
emulator, make a quick change and recompile...    Now, apparently, I'll
have to install Code/400 everywhere I want to do that.

My primary workstation (i.e. the computer on my desk) is currently running
FreeBSD w/Gnome under XFree86.  Now apparently, I have no choice but to
run Windows to edit things!?!

In no way am I suggesting that Code/400 be removed -- all I'm asking is
that SEU not be abandoned.   If you prefer your graphical editor, go for
it!  I'm more productive in SEU, and I don't want to see it dropped.

When we no longer can use green screen terminals to use the AS/400, and it
has become nothing more than a fancy, expensive (and not particularly
flexible) attachment for our PC's, there'll be no reason to buy an AS/400
anymore.   At that point, we might as well set up a UNIX or Windows NT
server instead!  Cheaper, much more software available, etc.

For those of you who are just itching to tell me I'm wrong, (or that I 
won't use power tools?!) Think to yourself: "What would I do if _my_
favorite development tool was going to be discontinued?"
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