From: doug.bryce{at}sympatico.ca (Doug Bryce)

Thanks for that explanation Bob, I appreciate it.  Now I can read the ads
with a little more knowledge than I had before and at least recognize ones
that might be appropriate . My programming experience is
about 10 years old now, although I did get seconded to our Development
group for Y2K stuff .

No C++ or Java.

Doug

On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 00:17:02 -0500, "Robert Comer"
 wrote:

>If it's an old shop, (RPGIII or RPG400), it'd be an easy transition, they
>are both pretty similar to and extended RPGII. (especially if you have other
>programming experience, which you obviously do.)
>
>If it's new software with ILE RPG, you might want to read up a bit on it,
>it's a revolutionary change. Actually it might help you here if you have
>something like C++ or Java for the newer things in it.  (Java is getting
>pretty big on the 400 as well, so if you have Java experience...)
>
>I haven't had any formal training in ILE RPG either, and I know I'm not
>using a 10th of the new stuff that I could be using if I had the time to
>figure out how. :(    (a lot of my job is maintaining old RPGIII or RPG400
>code as well as some PC and admin stuff.)
>
>- Bob Comer
>
>
>"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
>news:3e8f9cc7.994593{at}news.barkto.com...
>> I had to ask 'cause I'm looking at almost anything (to keep busy for a
>> while) and I've seen a couple of AS/400 RPG jobs around
>> here....wondered if I would fit with RPGII experience.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:46:03 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>>  wrote:
>>
>> >> Sounds like interesting stuff (never thought I'd say that about RPG
>> >> ).
>> >
>> >No problem, I'd have been saying the same thing before too.
>> >
>> >- Bob Comer
>> >
>> >
>> >"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
>> >news:3e8e1278.10471854{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> Sounds like interesting stuff (never thought I'd say that about RPG
>> >> ).
>> >>
>> >> Thanks Bob
>> >>
>> >> Doug
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 23:34:22 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>> >>  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >> You're AS/400, right?
>> >> >
>> >> >Yep. iSeries now technically.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Is its RPG much different from RPGII (the 'old' VSE one) ?
>> >> >
>> >> >It's not even in the same world, that was when it was
still totally
>cycle
>> >> >based, now we have all the goodies the other
languages have. (but we
>> >still
>> >> >retain the strengths of the original for
reporting/data manipulation.)
>> >> >
>> >> >- Bob Comer
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Doug Bryce"
 wrote in message
>> >> >news:3e8cb676.25383278{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> >> You're AS/400, right?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Is its RPG much different from RPGII (the 'old' VSE one) ?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Doug
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 00:58:06 -0500, "Robert
Comer"
>> >> >>  wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Why would anyone want an obsolete
programming language?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Shame on you Bill, the latest RPG is just as
modern as any. (and
>more
>> >> >modern
>> >> >> >than most.)
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >- Bob Comer 
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >"Bill Lucy"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >news:MPG.18f5773fa46b9cf298b4c9{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> >> >> Out of darkness, Geo. says...
>> >> >> >> > "Jeff Shultz"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >> > news:3e8a6835{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > > I'll try and ship home a
ziggurat... in pieces, of course.
>> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > How much do you think shipping
would be for an RPG?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Why would anyone want an obsolete
programming language?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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