Re: Free format H, F, D and P specs

Simple question to ask yourself Alan - how much would you pay for it?

Your requirement would all but double IBM's maintenance requirements and thereby costs. Where do the $ come from?


On 2013-10-07, at 2:28 PM, Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The following is my opinion only.

What I don't like about the announcement is that it is in the same
language, RPG IV. I think IBM should have come out with a new version of
RPG, RPG V or maybe RPGM for RPG Modern with all the free form syntax. No
support for fixed format at all and all the old garbage out of the
language. A clean spec. A modern compiler built for multi-treading. If you
want to write modern go with the new language. Maintaining old stuff. Use
RPG IV or RPG III.


On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

on

Agree 100%. What I like most of the new syntax is that the /FREE /END-FREE
combo won't be needed anymore. Nice!! Now, if I only could make management
agree on a new IBM i :-(

On the other hand, maybe the "hype" before the real announcement was a
little too much. I was hoping something with more "substance". Maybe some
new BIFs or something like that...

Regards,

Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries
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