Re: How can I Improve this procedure...

I guess my point in asking the questions wasn't to get
people to complain about it.  I was making a point. 

Why should we nitpick about something that may add a few
seconds to our procedure's runtime instead of using
something that is more intuitive.

I go with intuitive for the most part.  If we were really
*that* worried about a small performance gain, well,
websphere salesmen would be flipping burgers.

Brad

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:41:16 -0500
 "Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have spoken with IBM and they can optimize the path a
> little. They know what
> to do, but there isn't enough "focus" on the issue at
> this point in time.
> "FOCUS" = complaining
> 
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of AGlauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:36 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: How can I Improve this procedure...
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Sorry to nitpick, but just for clarity ...
> 
> > PHP, Perle, Python, RPGIV, Java, JavaScript--no one
> tool is right for 
> every
> > task, but today, just about every tool can be used for
> every task.
> 
> you mean Perl, right?  Not the frame relay controller but
> the programming 
> language? :)
> 
> And to add my two cents ...
> > I believe it wasn't implemented right, but it was
> implemented, period.
> > They can "fix" it (i.e., change the way they did it)
> but I don't think 
> there's
> > enough complaining about it today for them to be
> working on it.
> 
> I'm not entirely convinced that the reason is lack of
> complaining.  There 
> may not be much complaining, but I'm not sure there is
> really a better way 
> to do it.  I think that for return values to work as they
> should, then 
> *need* to be created in automatic storage (thanks Eric
> for the terminology 
> ... I'm not sure if System i people use the PC term "on
> the heap").
> 
> By the way, thanks for your excellent description of why
> three copies 
> often happen.  I was used to thinking about these things
> while learning C, 
> but I've fallen out of the habit and needed a refresher,
> and an RPG 
> specific one at that.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Adam
>
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