I have seen more copy&paste than actual programming. And if you are just copying code for decades there can be no innovation or advancement.
I have been flamed for using callback procedures ... "We don't use this modern stuff. If you want to use it then maintain it yourself, 24/7."
C programmers use function pointers for decades and even in RPG your can use this feature for several years now. RPG programmers are very resistent when it comes to "new" stuff.
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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Lovelady
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My answer/comment is, "Please justify that statement, since it does not
stand on its own without evidence to back it up."
Dennis Lovelady
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I think I don't understand your answer/comment?
... you didn't think you were going to get by with that statement ...
???
Join a forum/channel/newsgroup which handles some mainstream
programming language and provide a working example for some
trivial task/question and you'll find yourself being slapped
for that. Why? Because joining a forum/channel/etc is also about
learning and not just about letting other people do the work.
Hear, hear!
My experience so far tells me that RPG Programmers
are a lazy bunch (exceptions prove the rule).
Now come on, Mihael, you didn't think you were going to get by with that
statement - especially here - without justification, did you? (The tired
phrase "exceptions prove the rule" - hardly qualifies as justification.)
Dennis Lovelady
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