Re: What do you call the new freeform RPG?

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know that it matters...

I don't see that big a difference between fixed and freeform D-specs...

Somebody comfortable with "free form" should be able to move to the fully
free pretty easy.

Personally, I differentiate on
 - RPG III
 - RPG III+ (RPG III code run through CVTRPGSRC, no EVALS or long names
ect.)
 - RPG IV   (no service programs and likely no procedures, CRTBNDRPG
DFTACTGRP(*YES))
 - ILE RPG

I'd ask about freeform, but I suspect anybody doing ILE RPG is using
freeform.

Charles




On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Kurt Anderson
<Kurt.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Since we've had many years of RPG/Free meaning freeform C-specs, how do
> you refer to the new freeform?  I ask because ever since the new freeform
> came out, I've found that I've had to differentiate between RPG Free and
> what I've poorly dubbed "fully freeform RPG."
>
> I'm sure there will come a time when there is no need to differentiate,
> but at this time if an RPG programmer says they know RPG Free, until told
> otherwise I assume they do not know the new freeform syntax.
>
> Thoughts?
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