Re: RPG, 10 years from now

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

One of the reasons that I think RPG will remain niche is that it's really
only used on one combination of hardware and software - the IBM midrange.
That's fine with me - I like being there.

On 5/26/06, Christen, Duane J. <dchristen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I see two general outcomes for RPG in the next 10-20 years:
>
> 1. RPG, like Cobol now, will be a fading memory with fewer and fewer
> instillations using it. With the constant increase in horse power from
> servers Java, C#, and other/new languages of the moment being able to
> perform transaction processing with reasonable effectiveness. Altho I
> don't
> think it will completly die for decades to come.
>
> 2. RPG will continue to be improved, along with the System i, and will be
> recognized as one of, if not the greatest, transaction processing
> languages
> available.
>
> Duane Christen
>
> On 5/26/06, steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > HI - This is a Friday topic. But, I was having a conversation w/ the
> > company Controller. He indicated that he was concerned regarding the
> long
> > term support for the RPG language. He is not an IT guy, but is very
> > industry savvy.
> >
> > I immediatly laughed and said no way, the support will always be there.
> >
> > Then he got me to thinking, what if he is right?
> >
> > Does anyone else share this concern?
> >
> > Steve
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