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  3. May 2003

Re: RPG and Web.. (was Using OO concepts in RPG)

Buck Calabro wrote: 
...
I think that this is a powerful motivator for many iSeries companies, and it
is what makes RPG so tenacious on our platform despite the availability of C
and Cobol (thinking back-end here.)  A typical decision might run: 'We know
RPG already, so we'll use it as long as it takes no more than 5x as long to
write in RPG.'  Because, the thinking goes, becoming proficient enough in,
say C, will take 5x the time to write it in RPG. ...

Good points. But also consider the economics for the 2nd or 3rd or 4th project. Education in a new tool may well slow down development for the 1st project, but can pay off in increased productivity later on. It's always easier to justify decisions if the payoff is short term.

Cheers! Hans



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