RE: RPG400-L Digest V3 #291

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

Hi Doug,

> 
> Brad,
> 
> >You
> >even mention VB, why is anyone still using VB.  It's as old 
> as RPG, maybe
> >even older if you follow it's roots back far enough.
> 
> Was this supposed to be sarcastic?  

Yes!

It is sometimes hard to 
> tell the tone of a
> written comment with emoticons.  That's like saying, "Why is 
> anyone still using
> e-RPG?  It's as old as a 1401 auto-coder and wired boards, if 
> you follow it's
> roots back far enough."
> 

I didn't say it was bad to use a language that has been around forever.  I'm
saying use what works.  Don't call a group of people "unwilling to change"
because they use a tool that they find useful, whether it's RPG, VB, or even
Fortran.

As a side note, why do people always refer to e-RPG when replying to me?  Is
it supposed to make me say "Don't make fun of e-RPG!! it rules!  It's the
best!  You just don't understand polymorphism <bg>, that's why you make fun
of it!"  I don't take offense, in fact I'm fatter, er... flattered.  

Brad
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