RE: Visual RPG vs. Other Visual languages was ->RE: Is RPG available on any other platform ?

["Tracy Ball" <tball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The time it takes to learn a new language and be productive in the business 
world depends on the person, and the time that person has to learn the 
language.   For me personally, if I have a full time job, and am trying to 
learn a language on top of that, then yes, probably 2-3 years is needed.  
However, if I were to start a NEW job, and was asked to learn a new language, 
with my current years of experience in the IT industry and business 
environment, I feel very confident I could learn any language and be very 
productive inside a year.   Does that mean knowing everything about the 
language?  Of course not.  I have been programming for 18+ years, and still 
don't know everything about RPG!

Tracy L. Ball
Total Response, Inc.
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
(317) 781-4600 ext. 3107



-----Original Message-----
From: Booth Martin [mailto:Booth@MartinVT.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 11:50 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Visual RPG vs. Other Visual languages was ->RE: Is RPG
available on any other platform ?




Learning a language well enough to use its benefits is not a matter of a few
hours time on a couple of weekends.  It takes at least 3 years of intensive
and hard work with plenty of experience.  Of course anyone can crank out
their first "Hello World" program sooner but to be a worthwhile programmer
in the business environment in less then 3 years does not happen anywhere
but in the mind of the self-important.

Your comment about lack of ambition is just to insulting to respond to.

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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@MartinVT.com
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-------Original Message-------

From: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Date: Thursday, January 02, 2003 11:14:41 AM
To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
Subject: Visual RPG vs. Other Visual languages was ->RE: Is RPG available on
any other platform ?

..I can see your point of going to VARPG if your shop is entirely RPG
programmers with little ambition to learn a different language....

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