Re: Is RPG dying

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, whatever will businesses do when no one is left that can write MRs?

On 2/17/2012 7:29 AM, Jerry C. Adams wrote:
> 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-----
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> On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: Is RPG dying
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> 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
> > Age is a question of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't
> > matter. -Satche Paige
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