Re: Benefits of Sub-procedures

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

jt wrote:
> ...  Frankly, I believe you don't wanna admit that /FREE, at times,
> requires some pretty complex coding to do simple things, the way it is
> currently designed.

Then again, you assume wrong. Sure, I'll be quite happy to admit 
that sometimes you need some complex coding to replace in /FREE what 
you could do simply in fixed calcs. But I would argue that if you're 
mixing data types (which is I think the biggest source of code 
expansion), you're probably coding your app the wrong way to begin 
with.

On the other hand, overall, there are now more ways to code things 
simpler in /FREE than in fixed calcs. For example, in keyed I/O in 
V5R2, you can list the search arguments directly instead of having 
to move them to a KLIST. And in general, you have a better chance to 
code things on one line now than before.

Cheers! Hans