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Point taken, Joel. Thanks for your input on this. And I'm glad to hear that I was able to light that spark to get you were you are today. That's all I really mean to do. Like I said, I'd rather you learn by doing than just copy my code and use it as is. :) Brad On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:09:43 -0400 "Joel R. Cochran" <jrc@masi-brac.com> wrote: > Since I started this whole mess I'm going to post one > more time with the > suggestion we move on to something more productive. > > I would first like to state that it was Brad's first book > that got me > interested in ILE. You pushed me to improve my skill set > and I am eternally > grateful, especially as a "Joe(L) 1-programmer" type > myself. Now I'm into > ILE, free form, CGI, Java, HTTP, Apache, Tomcat and a > slew of others all > because of the spark you lit for me. I have advanced so > much that I am even > sought out by numerous parties for my knowledge, > experience, and advice on > such matters, both on and off the 400. > > I am not tooting my own horn: I'm trying to make a point. > Brad, if you had > used RPGIII instead of RPGIV ILE to demonstrate CGI I > would probably still > be useing RPGIII today. I wouldn't be half the > professional that I've > become. So maybe there is something you are robbing your > audience of by NOT > using the most up to date techniques. Then again, who am > I to say... as a > single member of your audience I'm in no position to > understand the complete > dynamic. But if your typical reader is like me, then > seeing something they > don't already know or understand will help them improve > their skills by > providing motivation to learn. > > Joel Cochran >
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