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

[Henrik Rützou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why not just call it what it is - SQLRPGLE and empazise that the programming
environment
on IBM I is a part of an Integrated Language Environment with a lot of
language choises with
C++ and JAVA amoung others.

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> i/PG perhaps or RPG# or i-Language or i-BOL :-)
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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> date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 11:52:22 +0000
> from: ?ke Olsson <ake.olsson@xxxxxx>
> subject: Should the "RPG" language be renamed and to what?
>
> 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 v?nlig h?lsning / Best regards
>
> ?ke H Olsson
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