RE: Recommendations for Modular Coding HOWTO

I have 20+ years of working in RPG, S/360, S/34, AS/400(iSeries).  I
dabbled in C and C++ for a couple of years around '95 and took a couple
of VB6 courses two years ago.  The C and C++ languages were the most
difficult by far but I think it made the VB easier because I had already
been exposed to the concepts.  Both C and VB made the ILE easier because
I could relate the ILE concepts to what I learned in C and VB.  I
suppose it would also work the opposite direction although RPG isn't as
strict about the modular concepts as VB so it's easier to write
non-modular code.  I think other languages do a better job of pushing
the developer into modular coding.

Rick

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> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:30 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: 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

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