RE: Is RPG dying

Sigh. Yes, Vern, I've sort of made a niche for myself in the area by being
able (and willing) to work the 36E and even read RPG II. But all of the new
and rewritten stuff is in ILE RPG (or, at least, RPG IV).

Jerry C. Adams
IBM i Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:01 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Is RPG dying

And you're still using it!!

Definitely ducking!

Vern

On 2/16/2012 11:38 AM, Jerry C. Adams wrote:

Must be why my boss back then canceled future program development in
Cobol and said, "Go with the modern RPG II language."

Jerry C. Adams
IBM i Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:34 AM
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Subject: Re: Is RPG dying


On Feb 16, 2012, at 12:04 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Going against the grain here, RPG is dying, though very, very slowly.
Much like COBOL has been dying for what 10+ years now?

I saw the first press reports of COBOL's imminent death in about 1974.
Seriously - no joke.


Jon Paris

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