> Evan Harris wrote:
> You tried to imply
> that the ability to create the functions in RPG provided
> the same level of productivity and/or capability in the
> language as the fact that other languages have widely
> available function repositories where you can search and
> download an already existing function for a general
> business problem.
> 
> From: Hans
> 
> Hmmm, TIFF to JPEG conversion? Oh, about 3 lines of code in a language
> like Python, using the Python Imaging Library.
> (Import the PIL, open TIFF file,
> write in JPEG format.) TIFF to PDF? A couple of lines of code in Python
> using ReportLab functions. (I assume Perl and Java have comparable ease of
> programming for these tasks.)

Is this a bit like blaming Sears because Craftsmen wrenches don't drive nails 
well?
 
You gotta pick the proper tool for the job!  For ease of business number 
crunching, it's very hard to beat the iSeries running any of the 
historically-supported (RPG/COBOL) languages.
 
William
 

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