Fixed Format: Is It an Addiction?
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Sounds like you are all saying that C++ or Java is your language of choice; you just need IBM to change the names of those languages to "RPG V" and you'll be all set to go. PL/I was (is?) a great language and has a great syntax, IMHO. The issue is one of politics. Apparently OS/400 programmers can't use C/C++ in their shops so they want RPG IV to become C/C++ like. Why not just use those languages? They all come with your WDS language package, right? Use them. I do.
** This thread discusses the article: Fixed Format: Is It an Addiction? **
Sounds like you are all saying that C++ or Java is your language of choice; you just need IBM to change the names of those languages to "RPG V" and you'll be all set to go. PL/I was (is?) a great language and has a great syntax, IMHO. The issue is one of politics. Apparently OS/400 programmers can't use C/C++ in their shops so they want RPG IV to become C/C++ like. Why not just use those languages? They all come with your WDS language package, right? Use them. I do.
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