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Re: Code donations for RPGUI initiative

On 12/28/2009 8:56 PM, Dean, Robert wrote:
I think EGL is a strong concept. My biggest problem
with it is that IBM's fumbled the rollout. There have
been PR gaffes from an RPGers perspective: the
positioning of EGL as an RPG+COBOL replacement,
and the fact that EGL generates COBOL instead of
RPG (even though that's really a red herring). The
EGL CE release wasn't accompanied by some high
profile demos (ala those that launched RoR into the
limelight).

I concur on that ... not to rehash a long dead argument ... but Joe and I went a few rounds about why IBM didn't write the EGL Cafe forum system in EGL. Personally, I think showcasing a language the kind of application it's intended for is exactly what is needed.

david


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