RE: OO in RPG

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In terms of thinking less linear it does a great job.  Alot of the same
fundamentals of OO are in ILE as well.  Of course, one could come up with
semantics from a comp sci class where this isn't true, but in a general
sense, it is, at least to me.

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Brazzell [mailto:steve@brazzell.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:56 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: OO in RPG
> 
> 
> Brad,
> 
> Using ILE is good advice--no argument there--but just how 
> does this "get you
> close" to OO?  Perhaps you could elaborate a little on this as, IMHO,
> RPG-ILE has no OO features, to speak of.
> 
> Steve Brazzell
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com 
> [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Stone, Brad V (TC)
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 1:47 PM
> To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: OO in RPG
> 
> 
> Yes, use ILE (suprocedures, service programs mainly).  It'll 
> get you close,
> but it's not true OO (Object Overkill.. <bg>).
> 
> Brad
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alistair Rooney [mailto:alistairr@tbsa.co.za]
> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 2:34 AM
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> > Subject: OO in RPG
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas (Brad Stone, Joe Pulta, Hans
> > Boldt) how to write
> > RPG code in a way that simulates an Object Orientated approach?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Alistair Rooney
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