Re: RPG - I'm not dead yet!

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Jerry.  That's a pretty cogent synopsis of the situation with a 
very low geek factor.

And yes, C was a godsend for me.  While I was learning RPG, I also 
learned assembly language and then C, and understanding the basic C 
syntax has served as a solid foundation for many of the other languages 
I've learned over the years, including C++, Java and JavaScript.

Joe


> I'm not nearly as well versed in these things as you and Joe, but why would
> one consider RPG (and here I'm assuming ILE RPG) to be an Achilles' Heel?
> An Achilles' Heel is a weak point (usually a fatal one).  Just because it's
> tied so closely to the system (using, I think, the system's data management
> routines among other things) shouldn't be cause for alarm.  As Joe and JHHL,
> among others, have pointed out it always helps to be multilingual.  Makes me
> wish I hadn't given up on C those many years ago.
>
> RPG is not a fatal flaw - in my opinion - as long as Toronto keeps growing
> it.  Which they seem intent upon doing.
>
> Jerry C. Adams