RE: RPG instruction

[Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Skip RPGII & RPG/400(III) and go strait to RPGIV for the first semester.  Go
over interactive programming, hot spots, pull down menus, choice fields,
windows, and subfiles.  Design of the interactive screen, (user interface).

Second semester start with ILE.  Binding in external procedures and the
difference between modules and service programs.  Touch on data queues and
client/server programs.  Show them how a client and a server can be running
on the same machine.

Half of the battle with programming is the user interface, keeping it
constant and consistent look and feel.  The business rules/logic is usually
the easy part.

Christopher K. Bipes     mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com 
Sr. Programmer/Analyst   mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com 
CrossCheck, Inc.         http://www.cross-check.com 
6119 State Farm Drive    Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102 
Rohnert Park CA  94928 Fax: 707 586-1884 
If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, only geniuses work here.
Karen Herbelin - Readers Digest 3/2000 
-----Original Message-----
From: JoJo [mailto:jojo@pulse.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:24 AM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: RPG instruction


I am an RPG instructor and would appreciate input from the "field".  

We teach RPG in two parts - the first semester we teach RPG/400 and the
second semester we teach RPG-IV.  During the first semester, we also hit
some of the high points of RPG-II.  I teach the RPG/400 class.

Are there some hot topics you would like to see covered to better prepare
students for the "real world"?

I programmed for many years, but am just teaching now and I depend on my
contacts in the trenches to help me construct my lesson plans to meet the
needs and demands of this dynamic field.

Thanks so much.

Pam D
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