RE: Is RPG dying

The objects will still need to be observable since the changes in v6.1 are
a part of the upgrade path to v7.1 so yes it does matter.



From: "Jay" <tegger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'RPG programming on the IBM i / System i'"
<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 02/28/2012 08:57 AM
Subject: RE: Is RPG dying
Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



Oh oh.

We're plotting a V5R4 to V7R1 upgrade in the 2nd or 3rd quarter this year.
I
guess having the observability doesn't matter in that case?

Jay


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Raul A. Jager W.
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:05 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: Is RPG dying

I think 6.1 had a lot of changes, so bad that some programs from
previous release don't work. But from 6.1 to 7.1 there are litle
changes. So, unless you come from someting before 6.1 you wont find to
many changes.

Don wrote:

Chuck,

Yeah, I know, but I'm surprised just HOW LITTLE has been written up on

the

new functionality in 7.1 or else I've really missed it - which could be

the

issue.

From all I've seen and heard, 7.1 appears to be a hardware release and

yet

another thing to force people to pay more services fees to software

vendors

to get new objects for 7.1 that don't migrate from 6.x... Remember when
that wasn't a problem???



-----Original Message-----
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]

On Behalf Of CRPence
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 8:39 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Is RPG dying

On 26-Feb-2012 16:52 , Don wrote:

Is there a list of NEW features added to the O/S, CL, RPG, etc with
v7R1?

The 7.1 overview that I saw from News/400 was good but was very heavy
on hardware and light on new programming and software features....

One place to look is the InfoCenter for a release. In many
subcategories, and in the main "IBM i 7.1" sections there are "What's
new" topics. Visit the IBM i 7.1 InfoCenter and either expand any
particular section [such as "programming"] and review the "What's new"
topic within, or just type in "what's new" in the "Search:" area and
review the various results returned in that search.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/index.jsp

Regards, Chuck