+1 here. As others may have noted from most of my posts to this list,
I'm not out on the bleeding edge of the technology, but I have no
problem with /free blocks interspersed in an old program. I see them as
a way to differentiate original from recently modified blocks. I also
have no problem with adding subprocedures to programs with subroutines
for the same reasons. And while I may be wrong in a rare instance or
two, I'd bet a beer that most anyone who spends a week writing /free
code instead of hiding from it, would forever be wishing they could
convert more "fixed" to "readable". Of all the "new" stuff I've had to
learn since my RPG II s/36 days, going /free is about as easy as any.
About adding code that is beyond the expertise of others in the shop,
I've been on both sides of that issue. My conclusion is that having
working examples of new techniques in our application is a wonderful
resource. I seek them out frequently.
-Michael
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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Needles,Stephen J
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:53 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: RE: Convert from free to fixed
Touche! :-)
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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of sjl
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:38 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Convert from free to fixed
Steve, Vern, et al -
Gary Kuznitz wrote:
"Hi Steve, I don't program in /free.
I need to convert a program that was
written in free to fixed format. "
I stand by what I wrote previously. From the statement above, it
appears to
that it is Gary's /preference/ to NOT code /free code, not that it was a
shop standard.
- sjl
Stephen Needles wrote:
I think that Gary is not the one you should fire...
it seems that Gary is just following the shop's standards.
The failing is the shop's management, they need to allow Gary to
broaden
his skillset.
So, sjl, if Gary worked in "your" shop...perhaps it would be you that
should be fired. :-)
I think the quotes that follow many of Birgitta's posts sums it up
best...
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." (Derek Bok)
"What is worse than training your staff and losing them? Not training
them
and keeping them!"
I wrote:
If Gary Kuznitz worked in /my/ shop, he'd be fired. Yesterday.
- sjl
David wrote:
Would someone please say why one would want to do this?
Roger wrote:
It hurts just to look at it in fixed format.......
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