In response to our 25th Anniversary blog "RPG: A Rose by Any Other Name" not many took on the challenge of coming up with new...
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Today’s IBM i 25 chapter begins by musing about the meaning of RPG’s name. In one of our earliest blog posts back in July 2007,...
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Preface: In case you missed it, IBM has kicked off an ongoing IBM i 25th anniversary celebration. We will continue our tributes and reminiscences here...
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We were particularly pleased to see the comments to our blog two weeks ago on training new RPG programmers. It's always gratifying to know that...
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We had a discussion with a client this week that we've had many times before. It usually starts off with a question about what language...
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Those of you who have followed our writings (ramblings?) for a while know that we have a kind of love-hate relationship with CL. The syntax,...
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We are constantly amazed (more like dismayed) at the number of shops we run into at conferences and during private classes who are still using...
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RPG's /Free format has been with us since i5/OS V5R1. That release GA'd in 2001 so this May will mark it's 12th birthday. Doesn't time...
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When we were in Minneapolis for the 12th RPG & DB2 Summit last week, we experienced a couple of "firsts." For example, because it was...
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When we were in Minneapolis for the 12th RPG & DB2 Summit last week, we experienced a couple of "firsts." For example, because it was...
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