5 Apr
1999
5 Apr
'99
2:06 p.m.
Os/400 is the operating system made for the AS/400 which is newer than the System/3x
machines. COBOL and FORTRAN should be older than that. RPG/400 is fairly easy once
you get used to it. Not sure about Visual RPG/400 though, just getting into that at
work.
Derek Peschel wrote:
Peter Joules wrote:
Derek Peschel wrote:
> (Other old computer languages still in use
are FORTRAN and COBOL, but I don't
> think the reasons for using them are so good.)
I used to think that COBOL was old hat unitl I
actually had to use it
for a project during my degree. I was very impressed with its simmple
syntax and easy data handling, but I haven't come across a better
database handling language than another one which I had to use at
University - RPG, it is just a pity that OS/400 is so cryptic ;-)
I was going to mention RPG in my original post but I changed my mind. I
don't think it's quite as old as COBOL and FORTRAN.
Some of IBM's development environments are called "VisualAge". There is a
VisualAge Smalltalk and a VisualAge Java (written in VisualAge Smalltalk :)).
Well, there's also a VisualAge RPG. I find that quite ironic considering
the utter opacity of RPG.
As for OS/400, all you have to do is use the ELMCRPF command... Eliminate
Cryptic Features. What? You can't find it? Well, I don't have any other
suggestions then. :)
-- Derek