ILE Propoganda

[Jim Langston <jimlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is another programmer in the company who has been asked to
do all new coding using ILE.

I am working on a program, and making all my new Subroutines into
Procedures (leaving the old ones alone for now).  He called me
about a program change he was doing and I mentioned that I was
adding new procedures into this program, and that he should look
at how they are done so he knows how to do them.  

I explained, briefly, how they work, and went, briefly, into the
difference between coding them in the source, coding them in a
module, binding to the module or creating a service program, etc..

His comment, "It sounds awfully complicated, so why not just create
a program and call the program?

There are many answers to this, but what is the "correct" answer?

Calling a procedure coded inside a program should take no more time,
or even a bit more time, then calling a subroutine, clock cycle wise.
It is not easy to explain the advantages of a Local variable to someone
who has has coded straight top down RPG exclusively.

Any suggestions as to how I can explain the advantages of using ILE
concepts to such a programmer?

Regards,

Jim Langston

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!
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