RE: RPG IV release levels and complexity

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

And in summary, I still suggest that the people upgrade.

Often RPG isn't the only issue in an application.  Often an API or two is 
included.  Or some new option on an existing command, like *PCASCII.  Or 
some new database feature, like identity columns, etc.

Any company that can't keep up with the level of OS after 1 year of GA 
needs to outsource their IT to someone who can.

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 




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Tom,
Granted there are somewhere between 10 and 2000 of us RPG coders who 
cherish
the new enhancements for what they're worth, the vast majority of 
developers
out there are either feeling left out and are anxious over the complexity 
in
memorizing what release they need to use certain functions. I have 
recently
seen 10+ year RPG programmers spend hours and in some cases days trying to
get a piece of code to compile only to later discover that the feature
wasn't available on V5R1. And yet you see article after article (not mine 
of
course) with published code and examples that represent that they will 
work
on the vast majority of machines.  So a V5R1 or worse, V4R5 user spends 
the
time to try the new technique on their systems and bamb! It won't compile. 

I'm not suggesting the articles need to be changed, just the compiler. <g>

Bob Cozzi
Cozzi Consulting
www.rpgiv.com


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 |  -----Original Message-----
 |  From: Hans Boldt [mailto:boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]
 |  Subject: Re: RPG IV release levels and complexity

| 
 |  Finally, in my opinion, the pace of enhancements in the past few 
 |  releases has indeed been too aggressive.


Too aggressive???  Keep 'em coming!!!!  You guys are doing a great job (if
only we cn  get the marketing guys on board;) )

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