Re: Should the "RPG" language be renamed and to what?

I think we should change the name of the language. Let's also change
the name of the system and the operating system again. We will
continue to evolve until there's no name recognition at all. Added
benefits include the ability to specify multiple names (AS/400,
iSeries, System i, i), people adding 'or whatever it's called today'
to discussions, and fervent bashing of people that are not using the
latest correct name.

I for one welcome the opportunity to use new names.

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Åke Olsson <ake.olsson@xxxxxx> wrote:

There have been discussions from time to time as to whether the RPG programming language should be renamed to something slightly more in tune with time or not.

Surely, when you spell it out as "Report Program Generator"  it does not only give you a false perception of all the great things you can do with it (and definitely not hint at all the wonderfully advanced features we now have) but also bring up images of quaint  rulers needed to interpret compiler printouts, dusty coding sheet pads and maybe even the odd punched card.

I have sometimes have youngsters show a slight interest in my work at first, but when they find out that it is not any sort of games programming that I do they shy away.

Here we also happen to haven an organization called "RPG" which is a social club for elderly retired people. Not hip at all.

So:  Should the name be changed or should't it? And to what?

Hint to IBM:ers - A contest could be in place here!



Med vänlig hälsning / Best regards

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