RE: Reasons for using RPGIV

Not argue.

Gary

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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Huff
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:03 AM
To: 'RPG programming on the IBM i / System i'
Subject: RE: Reasons for using RPGIV

My question is Why they would want to spend that much money ? What will
the
new software do that the old software wont ?

Tom

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Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 12:21 PM
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Subject: Re: Reasons for using RPGIV

It won't matter soon**.

The company was just acquired by another multinational company and an
announcement was made this morning that all systems will be converted to

SAP.

** Using the word "soon" is perhaps a bit optimistic; I figure it will
take
5 years and 300 million dollars worth of effort to make the transition
from
JDE (both World and OneWorld) to SAP.

- sjl


Bob wrote:
Maybe the new programmer can handle maintenance on all the old code no
one
wants to touch. They can stay in RPG/400 and be happy and the rest can
advance.

I do find it amazing that the new person wants to prevent programming
in
RPGIV, especially when it is already happening. I understand they may
not
be comfortable with RPGIV, and maybe JDE is still completely RPG/400,
I
don't know, I've never had to work with it. But it can't help the new
guys
job security to say "No we need to do it all the old way."