Re: Dis- merits of AS/400

[Don Schenck <schencd%AM_LZCH%VASELL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

:::I thought a C programmer could do all that in the index of a do loop.
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I do not believe that the "terse-ness" of a language is a good criteria for
judging it's value.

A very important purpose of a programming language is to communicate between a
programmer and another programmer.

RPG is okay, with ILE being a large improvement. RPG/free was super. COBOL is
good when well done (which, sadly, is seldom true). Visual Basic is good.
Delphi is good. C is ... well, C is C (actually, read Paul Conte's "Common
Sense C" and you'll "C" that C CAN be done reasonably well).

I have a technique for creating "OBJECTS" in RPG. It's VERY simple, but a very
effective method for minimizing maintenance and incorporating "abstraction"
into the RPG environment.

WHEN I get some time (after Dec. 16, when my Physiology class at Penn State
ends), I'll post the white paper and some sample code on my web page.

(it's all green screen stuff <G>)

Peace,

-- Don Schenck
www.SchenckTech.com

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