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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, Bob Cozzi wrote:
If all this java, java, java, write-once run anywhere crap is true (which I do not believe in by the way) then why not make the compiler an independent thing that could be ported to say OS/400 V5R1 or Linux or FreeBSD or AIX? The bottom line is we used RPG III for years and years ( a decade? ) before any enhancements were introduced except for ANDxx and ORxx. Oh and I think they stuck an ENDIF in there too. So why do we need enhancements on each and every release? Is this a U.S. Government "use it or loose it" mentality? In my view, IBM is making RPG IV harder and harder to learn use, and in which to develop products. This can only add up to only one outcome...
It seems that you would rather return to "the good old days" of RPG III. Is this true? In my opinion, RPG III is a *horrible* language. It doesn't matter that many long lasting programs have been written with it, RPG III is still a horrible language. The miniscule feature set and rotten syntax of RPG III limited what could be done with it and forced awful coding practices on developers.
I think the statement the RPG IV is harder to develop products with is absolutely ridiculous unless the application consists of nothing more than reading a primary file and writing a report. In fact, many applications are *impossible* to create with RPG III. I'm not talking about fancy graphics that are simply wasteful, I'm talking about real, useful applications that people need to get stuff done. Applications that save money, time, and effort - not just in their development but also in their use.
I certainly hope there aren't any more decades where the only enhancements to the primary language used on the iSeries is "ANDxx ORxx ENDIF". Good grief, those aren't enhancements, those are required syntax for sensible coding.
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