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

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

NOOOOOOOOO!   Stop renaming everything!  It doesn't help!!

On 4/7/2011 6:52 AM, Åke Olsson 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!