From: "Robert Comer" 

> You're not Ellen.

We agree on that.     Sorry about that, got my thread mangled.

- Bob Comer


"David Blair"  wrote in message
news:3f07a7ac{at}w3.nls.net...
> You're not Ellen.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3f064052$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > You've obviously never had the pleasure (?) of trying to discern the
> inner
> > > workings of code written 25 years ago in RPG II then
"upgraded'" to
RPG
> > III
> > > (sort of) and then RPG/400 (which was RPG III for the AS/400  wink>)
> > > then RPG IV but not really.
> >
> > Oh yeah I have, I even still work on some of it. (and have been for my
> whole
> > AS/400 career.)
> >
> > > Along the way it had conflicting standards, redundant code, bug fixes
> > which
> > > rather than fix bugs fix results of bugs introduced at other points in
> > code,
> > > lost routines, undocumented calls to code which lost its
> > > source...................
> >
> > Happens in all languages.  You should see some of the VB I've had to
work
> > on, it makes the old stuff look clean. (and VC++ never looks better.)
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> >
> > "David Blair"  wrote in message
> > news:3f0639e1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > You've obviously never had the pleasure (?) of trying to discern the
> inner
> > > workings of code written 25 years ago in RPG II then
"upgraded'" to
RPG
> > III
> > > (sort of) and then RPG/400 (which was RPG III for the AS/400  wink>)
> > > then RPG IV but not really.
> > >
> > > Along the way it had conflicting standards, redundant code, bug fixes
> > which
> > > rather than fix bugs fix results of bugs introduced at other points in
> > code,
> > > lost routines, undocumented calls to code which lost its
> > > source...................
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ellen K."  wrote
in message
> > > news:6ri7gvcdmttetkbq6qeo7g1s3h18te7oe7{at}4ax.com...
> > > > Just imagine, you could have my job and be spending
hours debugging
> > > > ancient Clipper code to figure out what algorithms
underlie existing
> > > > reports that need to be replaced...
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:22:53 -0400, "Robert Comer"
> > > >  wrote in message
:
> > > >
> > > > >> If I'm doing traditional RPG/400, RPG III, or
basic RPG IV, in
> > > maintenance
> > > > >> mode with old style code, you can have it.
> > > > >
> > > > >I'll take anything RPG/400 and better, but I prefer
ILERPG.  It
> really
> > is
> > > > >easier IME for any normal business stuff than some
of the other
hoops
> > > I've
> > > > >had to jump through...
> > > > >
> > > > >- Bob Comer
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >"David Blair"
 wrote in message
> > > > >news:3f030e3b{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > >> It depends on if I am maintaining or doing new
development, and
if
> I
> > am
> > > > >able
> > > > >> to use ILE or stuck with OPM style.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> If I'm doing traditional RPG/400, RPG III, or
basic RPG IV, in
> > > maintenance
> > > > >> mode with old style code, you can have it.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> If I can do new development with properly
designed projects,
> perhaps.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> It's gotten better by V5R2's ILE variant, but....
> > > > >>
> > > > >> "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
> > > > >> news:3f01a619{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > >> > Nothing wrong with RPG, I'll take it over
any other language
for
> > > > >business
> > > > >> > apps.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > - Bob Comer
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > "David Blair"
 wrote in message
> > > > >> > news:3f01298d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
> > > > >> > > news:3ef9dcdb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > >> > > >
> > > > >> > > > Even us RPG programmers use the
various forms of While...
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > THOSE EVIL LETTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
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