Re: RPG, 10 years from now

It will be easier to have a "device" WEB in the F spec...

mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Barbara,

I would rather see another parm on the EXFMT.  That way the method can be
softcoded without conditioning blocks:
UIType = '*WEB'  ;
EXFMT  MYFMT   UIType ;

as opposed to:
IF UIType = '*WEB' ;
  EX-UI MYFMT ;
ELSE  ;
  EXFMT MYFMT ;
ENDIF ;

Then there wouldn't be another opcode and Bob especially would be a lot
happier that there's one less hyphenated opcode!

-mark

Original Message:
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From: Barbara Morris bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 14:09:07 -0400
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: RPG, 10 years from now


Bob Cozzi wrote:

Hopefully EXUI means "Kill the Supreme Rhino" when translated literally

to some

native language in a country IBM is strategically trying to enter.

Otherwise...

you already no the opcode name. :(

Snort.

Don't worry, what George shows around is often far from being fully
designed.  George's presentations are often just a preliminary sketch to
help people understand what he is saying, just like Aaron suggested.  As
the designs firm up, George's presentations may be closer to the final
reality.

"EXUI" makes me carsick.  For what it's worth, my best guess for the
"EXUI" opcode is "EXFMT".  It's a goofy name, but it seems sort of
familiar to me ...

Anyway, it wouldn't be EXUI, it would be EX-UI.  (rubbing salt into
Bob's wound)