RE: Are we not developers?

If I had to use RPG II, like when I started in IT, surely I will look
for an alternative, but modern RPG is a very good languaje.

El 29-05-2020 18:20, Vlad Korge escribió:

I don't personally care about any sorts of ranks, listings etc. RPG is
indeed a programming language.
But its use is limited to one IBM proprietary platform which is finding its
way to a peaceful retirement now. Most of the developers are in retirement
age and just don't want to accept the reality that their time as "IT
pioneers" has gone. I understand that it is hard. But it is true. So, don't
blame youngers for not wishing playing with grandpas toys.

Cheers,
Vlad.

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Subject: Are we not developers?

I just read this summary of the 2020 Slack Overflow annual survey:

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/stack-overflow-developer-survey-2020-progr [1]
amming-language-framework-salary-data/

There are no references to RPG or Cobol.

There are a couple of references to DB2: it ranked second to last in least
used database. And if you look at the full survey, DB2 ranks #1 as the most
dreaded database.

I know we are a small community, but I'm surprised that neither RPG nor
Cobol were referenced at all. Could be that hardly any of us hang out on
Slack Overflow?

So does the rest of the world not consider us "real" developers because we
aren't using what they consider "real" languages?

I remember taking a class on C++ back in the mid-90s with a co-worker of
mine. The first day the instructor let us know that C++ was a "real"
language, and nothing like those "sissy" languages like Basic or RPG. My
co-worker immediately raised his hand and let him know that we were both RPG
programmers. The instructor told us that we would have a hard time in his
class then. We both passed with perfect scores; proved him wrong.

Just curious - anyone else ever experienced this type of bias?

Bob Cagle
IT Manager
Lynk

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