RE: EGL and RPG in the web world -- RPG400-L

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I seem to recall that some code generators DID allow custom code, if inserted into source at SPECIFIC points. There was usually some sort of comment that indicated where user code was allowed to live. On regeneration, the user code was copied into the newly re-generated source automagically. I seem to remember this functionality in Synon2E (Way-WAY-back in the 80s) and Progen...

-Eric DeLong

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justin Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:01 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: EGL and RPG in the web world

Regarding modernization options (I know people are going to burn me in effigy for this) a .NET thick client connecting to an RPG backend works well for strictly in-house apps.

AFAIK, editing generated code is (?almost?) always a bad idea, not just in EGL, for two reasons.
1. The code the generator outputs in NOT user-friendly.
2. Manually changed code is overwritten when you generate again.

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