From: "Robert Comer" 

>And I *have* to get past the mindset
> that Java is a PC language 

Definitely! 

- Bob Comer





"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
news:3e920c5b.11905280{at}news.barkto.com...
> I'll have to see what I end doing over the summer - I might be going
> back to school in the fall....depends on whether I can get in then or
> have to wait until January.   And I *have* to get past the mindset
> that Java is a PC language 
>
> Doug
>
> On Sun, 06 Apr 2003 23:54:06 +0000, Robert Comer
>  wrote:
>
> >> 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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