RE: RE: RPG, 10 years from now -- RPG400-L

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Paris [mailto:Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:45 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: RE: RPG, 10 years from now

>> >> they have to keep their plans a secret so the competitors don't steal
>> their ideas?? I don't think so.  The enhancements to CL were kept secret and
>> the result were subroutines

>The fact that they didn't tell you doesn't make it a secret Steve.  There
>was quite a large group of iSeries users recruited by IBM to advise and
>review the CL enhancements.  I wasn't one of them but I know a few who were.
>Personally I agree that subprocedures would have been a better choice - but
>then I rarely program in CL so what do I know.

Jon, I remember what you posted a few years ago about using ILE C as the MI 
base of a programming language on the 400. If someone does not like RPG or CL 
as it is the system does provide the C compiler, program associated spaces and 
the debugger view APIs - the building blocks of a programming language of their 
own design.

-Steve

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