craigdt
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Is this a dead language?
Could someone with virtually no programing background learn this?
Could someone with virtually no programing background learn this?
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What, got the in roads for a super sweet AS400 job?
We teach a course in RPG development periodically in our CS department for the same reason we periodically offer COBOL: there's (good-paying) jobs available. The majority of the workforce that specializes in this sort of development is either about to retire or already retired and being paid contractor rates to do maintenance. We've consistently been told by industry in the area that they'll take anyone we can point to them that's competent in these areas.
In terms of learning: it's a mixed bag. If you're using a modern(ish) version of RPG it's much easier. If you're doing development on a legacy system it can be really brutal, as it's positional (ie, column you start a line in matters). In both cases there's a ton of idiosyncrasies in the language such as how commands are represented (typically, but not always, with vowels removed) and how you interact with the system.
Actually yes. Lol
They are trying to replace their current aging programmers and are really struggling to find anyone.
What's the going rate for someone like this?