RE: open source rpg compiler

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

C++ became pretty popular.  <g>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeLong, Eric [mailto:EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 9:04 AM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: open source rpg compiler
> 
> 
> Aaron,
> 
> It's only been pointed out about a billion times aleady that 
> RPG is not very
> well suited to true OO.  In fact, if one wants to program OO, 
> then one would
> be much better off using a language that was designed from 
> the start to be
> OO.  How much effort would need to be expended to make RPG 
> more OO, and how
> could such effort benefit the language?  IMO, you'd spend a 
> lifetime of
> effort to produce a kludge, that nobody would want to touch.
> 
> Wasted effort... :(
> 
> Eric DeLong
> Sally Beauty Company
> MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
> 940-898-7863 or ext. 1863
> 
> 
> 
> 
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