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

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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