Re: The Truth About EGL

["Guillermo Andrades, CPI Software" <gab@xxxxxxx>]

Amen to Trevor,

Here also are not coming legions of customers wishing to run away from RPG,
The only I can see is customers, even programmers, wanting for some
no-java-like way to improve RPG with graphical/Web ways.

Some BP and ISP (as myself and others here) have developed "solutions" for
this, but lacking the official stamp from IBM is not welcome, at end these
customers will go to the hand of microsoft windows and/or other hw
plattforms instead of remain in our prefered heart.

If people near or into IBM speak about the "decline" of RPG/Cobol and the TI
press speak about other languages you need only add two + two.
Or really are you thinking that the developers will wait until EGL/JSF++++
for develop apps and running it in System i?
Or in a (very)few years we will speak about the "decline" of the System i
plattform?


Saludos/Regards,
Guillermo Andrades
http://RpgForWeb.com <http://rpgforweb.com/>

On Dec 18, 2007 3:41 PM, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Bob,
>
> This paragraph is the reason why people consider that you are saying RPG
> is
> dead. While you may not use the words, your intent is clear.
>
> Out here in the real world, customers are not universally asking for
> migration from RPG. There are many customers who wish to leverage their
> investment in RPG and their staff, and would love to see you extend RPG
> beyond a green screen language.
>
> And, btw, thanks for your offlist reply to my question from this weekend.
> I
> appreciate your consideration, and I appreciate you speaking for IBM.
>
> Trevor
>
>
> On 12/18/07 9:24 AM, "Bob Cancilla" <bob.cancilla@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Look RPG is an outstanding language and better than it has ever been at
> the
> > V5R4 level of the language and will be even better at V6R1 and beyond,
> but
> > facts are facts.  It is an old language and no amount of wishing or
> > marketing will turn it into a popular modern language.  RPG as I said
> before
> > has at least a strong 10 year life, maybe much longer.  It is however on
> the
> > decline.  Just look around your shop.  How many young people (20's or
> even
> > 30's) do you have in the shop?  Who is teaching RPG?  or COBOL for that
> > matter.