RE: New RPG programmers

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Jack Derham wrote:

> assembly language so we learned some very good structures. No I don't want
> to go back to those days but neither will I pass over good techniques just
> to be able to say that I am doing it the "new way". Wake up and appreciate
> the good elements of RPG.
>


Jack,

you bring up a interesting point that I've been faced with alot at
clients...  What's my cost benefit to change?  My code works just fine as
it is....

Yes, alot of them are using the newer techniques with new projects, but
they're not going to blanketly convert all thier code like Hoss did at his
shop just to force the programmers into the new paradigm du jour.

Yes, I know there's alot of good tools out there like Linoma's RPG
conversion utility to convert old RPG into new and even free format...
But alot of folks are still adopting the concept of 'if it ain't broke...'
And for them, it's a cost/benefit issue to retrofit...

And for many, the cost/benefit is that it's cheaper to buy new than
convert! ...but that's another can of worms for another day when I'm not
behind deadline...

Don in DC