Re: IBM's RPG Strategy (was: Long Procedure Names)

[Steve Richter <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:04:27 -0700, John Taylor
<lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Please don't bring up "Object Rpg", or I'll then have to wade through a
> dozen "don't try to make RPG like Java" posts. :)
> 
> However, it doesn't look like there's any chance of such a thing happening
> to RPG anytime soon. Scott Klement has an article on IBM's RPG strategy
> here:
> 
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?S48D13CBA

I just read the list of what is being considered and I am
underwhelmed. Respectfully, I think George Farr and all the other IBM
language decision makers should replaced.  IBM needs to think bigger
than this.  Instead of adding some more %bifs, open up the compiler
with exit points so a programmer can write their own built in
functions.   Follow the lead of Microsoft and develop a CLI
specification that enables modules written in C++, RPG and Java to be
used interchangeably.  Modular, reusable and portable code is the
objective.  Give us a language that supports constructors and
destructors and we can write our own XML parser.

-Steve