Re: EGL FUD

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Aaron Bartell
>
> Language advancement is more than syntax which is where I was going with
> that statement. If you look at the big picture, RPG can't hold
> a candle to Java/C#.NET concerning advancements.

I guess I need to see where you're coming from.  The beauty of i5/OS is that
it's very easy to use both RPG and Java, so most Java things other than
syntax are readily available to RPG programmers.

(I'm going to ignore .NET just because I choose to <grin>.  It requires an
operating system that Microsoft can barely deliver.  You want to run your
business on Vista?  I sure don't and it seems that the overwhelming majority
of businesses agree.  But let's leave that out of the equation, since you
included Java in your list of heavily advancing languages.)

What are your top ten advancements in Java since, say, Java 2.  That gives
you 1.3, 1.4, 5 and 6.  My guess is that the majority of your answers will
be in J2EE, not J2SE, but I might be wrong.

And since this is absolutely just opinion, don't worry about me trying to
disprove your points.  I'm truly interested in your opinion (which is also
why I steer clear of Microsoft; I am so heavily anti-Windows biased that I
don't think I can really offer an unbiased discussion there).

Joe