From: Robert Comer 

> No C++ or Java.

Java wouldn't hurt to play with on your own, it's on my list of todo's...

- Bob Comer 


Doug Bryce wrote:

> 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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