Re: RPG easier/harder to use than other languages?

On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"I wonder what it would take to make RPG *thrive* though."

Step 1 would be to eliminate all the old-school RPG devs and replace them with recent college graduates.

One caveat.. only after they've worked under the old RPG dev and
learned the business rules and the system in a real world environment
for a few years.

I wouldn't throw a new college grad into a shop to replace someone
that's been there for 30 years willy nilly. (Is it ok to say willy
nilly these days?)

The "old RPG Devs" may not want to learn new things, but they have the
knowledge that is FAR more important than syntax or platform.

There you go.. I just solved it. Start an apprentice program for RPG
devs retiring in less than 5 years. :) The pay would stink while
being an apprentice, but those are the breaks.

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