Re: AS/400 vs. IBM i

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 3:56 AM D*B <dieter.bender@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A problem with a class name change in Java code is not related to java, it's
> related to a programmer writing poor programms! Java has all you need to
> avoid problems with backwards compatibility.

If the AS400Message class goes away then any application using that
class no longer works. No amount of programming skill can avoid that.

It's not a java problem or a programmer problem.

> AS/400 (regardless how it might be named) has had some problems with
> backwards compatibility. e.g.: new commands breaking applications using the
> same commandname. introduction from SQLVARS changed the behaviour of the
> compilers.

In my experience, backwards compatibility problems on IBM i are few
and far between.

This is one of its strongest value propositions.

david