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  3. December 2001

Re: Cycle Processing vs. Doing it my way

Njal,

>I try to write my programs so that any AS/400 programmer should be able
>to understand what's going on,

Does that mean you don't use pointers and based structures?  APIs?  Service
program?  User-defined subprocedures?

Should "any" AS/400 programmer be able to understand what is going on if you do?
I'd argue yes, they *should*.  But in reality not all of them do.

Just like the cycle. <g>

>I can't help thinking that one (sub-conscious) reason for sticking with the 
>cycle
>is "job protection". I hope that I'm wrong, and that it's just lack of time
>to learn all the new features of ILE RPG.

Why are they mutually exclusive?  I love the new features of RPG IV.

Doug

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