RE: Recommendations for Modular Coding HOWTO

Mike,

Good point.  I also started working with RPG after knowing Pascal, C,
C++, and Java.

However, I think the reverse would also be true.  If a monolithic RPG
III programmer learned how to code modules and subprocedures, then
he/she would have an easier time learning a new language like Java or
C++.

The question is which would be easier, learning modern modular
programming in RPG or an entirely new language?

It would seem logical that learning a new technique in a language whose
syntax you basically already know would be easier than learning a new
technique along with a new syntax at the same time.  But perhaps that's
not the case.  Maybe it's easier to learn a new "alien" technique in an
"alien" environment.

Does anyone else have any observations?

Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Eovino
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:49 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: Recommendations for Modular Coding HOWTO
> 
> Is teaching them a new language (not RPG IV) an option?  I came to RPG
> from VB, and it made ILE concepts (modules, service programs,
> subprocedures) pretty easy to understand.  I've heard other RPG
> programmers say that once they learned a little Java, they could
> equate modules to classes and subprocedures to methods, and then they
> made sense.  They never really saw the benefit of ILE concepts until
> they learned another language that forced them to think that way.
> 
> I realize this may well not be an option, but if you have the time, it
> might be worth it.
> 
> Mike E.
> 
> On 4/25/06, Wilt, Charles <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I'm trying to locate some reference materials to help my RPG III
> > programmers get a better picture of how to code in a more modular
> > fashion.
> >
> > Materials with RPG IV examples would be great, but it seems 
> most RPG IV
> > reference material is geared toward syntax instead of application
> > design.
> >
> > Anybody have any favorites or know of training that focuses 
> on the usage
> > of RPG IV instead of the syntax.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Charles Wilt
> > --
> > iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> > Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> > ph: 513-573-4343
> > fax: 513-398-1121
> >
> >
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