RE: The future of VARPG

I had read something similar to that as well.  However, I don't like the
way things happened.  To announce that Code is deprecated (whatever that
means exactly) w/o announcing what is happening to the products that use
it is discomforting.

I do enjoy using VARPG, and I hope that IBM's definition of "minimal
effort" is as your example. 


Kurt Anderson
Application Developer
Highsmith Inc

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From: code400-l-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
[mailto:code400-l-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Shaw
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:21 AM
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Subject: Re: The future of VARPG

Kurt,

Did you see the statement in the WDSCi announcement?  If you go to
http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=
ca&appname=Demonstration&htmlfid=897/ENUS207-030, click Statement of
Direction, and then look under Rich user interface development, you'll
see everything I know.  It would be nice if IBM could expand on that
statement, but I wouldn't be surprised if none of our IBMers on the list
are authorized to do that.

My greatest interest is in what they mean by "minimal effort".  If I can
install the follow-on to the current VARPG product, open my existing
VARPG projects in it, and have everything work, then that to me is
"minimal effort".  I'll be ecstatic if for coding I get to use the LPEX
editor with an outline view just like with green-screen RPG.

In any event, it will be in the 'future release' that they're not saying
anything specific about yet.

Dave Shaw
Mohawk Industries

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Anderson" <kjanderson-GsknM9TLYgm1Z/[email protected]>
To: "CODE/400 Discussion &amp; Support" <code400-l-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:59 AM
Subject: The future of VARPG


> I've asked this question elsewhere, and I pretty much get no response.
> Since there's been a little traffic on this forum (vs. none), I figure
> I'd ask here as well
> 
> With the latest release of WDSCi 7.0, it's my understanding that
> Code/400 is deprecated.  Considering Code/400 is the only (afaik)
editor
> for VARPG - what does this say about VARPG?  Our shop recently decided
> to use VARPG for most new user-interface development, and I'd really
> like to know what the future of this language will be.  Is it being
> replaced?  Is it going to be deprecated?  Will a future release of
> WDSCi's LPEX editor support VARPG?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kurt Anderson

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