Comments on: Who’s the Best Programmer Around? Not Me http://www.rpgandprogramming.com/2010/04/whos-the-best-programmer-around-not-me/ Not Role Playing Games, but the RPG programming language and the craft of programming. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:06:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Curtis Barron http://www.rpgandprogramming.com/2010/04/whos-the-best-programmer-around-not-me/#comment-625 Curtis Barron Tue, 04 May 2010 02:59:46 +0000 http://www.rpgandprogramming.com/?p=214#comment-625 I appreciate your interest, Bill. No, I would go totally bonkers if I had to write in RPGII or RPGIII again. But I am not one who is constantly hunting for the latest API to use. And, if you have followed my blog, you will notice that, while I am not against the use of freeform RPG (at least so the newbies won't be scared off), I am distinctly underwhelmed by the supposed advantages of it. I am pragmatic about what techniques I choose to learn. I appreciate your interest, Bill. No, I would go totally bonkers if I had to write in RPGII or RPGIII again. But I am not one who is constantly hunting for the latest API to use. And, if you have followed my blog, you will notice that, while I am not against the use of freeform RPG (at least so the newbies won’t be scared off), I am distinctly underwhelmed by the supposed advantages of it. I am pragmatic about what techniques I choose to learn.

]]> By: Bill http://www.rpgandprogramming.com/2010/04/whos-the-best-programmer-around-not-me/#comment-618 Bill Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:50:10 +0000 http://www.rpgandprogramming.com/?p=214#comment-618 I have to disagree with you both. While you are an older programmer, having learned your craft by years of experience, don't belittle that, or yourself! And you can learn new techniques... Having attempted a Cozzi web test and failed means nothing... you still learn by trial.... As for new kids these days: they may be taught the new techniques, the better ideas and skills, with new RPGIV programming -- that doesn't mean they are yet programmers. They need the test of experience. You sell yourself too short. Yes, your work doesn't call on using these new procedures very often -- I am confident that you can learn them, apply them, and have them working correctly. I would suggest you try more new coding APIs and applications in RPGIV. I have to disagree with you both.
While you are an older programmer, having learned your craft by years of experience, don’t belittle that, or yourself!
And you can learn new techniques… Having attempted a Cozzi web test and failed means nothing… you still learn by trial….
As for new kids these days: they may be taught the new techniques, the
better ideas and skills, with new RPGIV programming — that doesn’t mean they are yet programmers. They need the test of experience.
You sell yourself too short. Yes, your work doesn’t call on using these new procedures very often — I am confident that you can learn them, apply them, and have them working correctly.
I would suggest you try more new coding APIs and applications in RPGIV.

]]> By: Buck http://www.rpgandprogramming.com/2010/04/whos-the-best-programmer-around-not-me/#comment-603 Buck Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:42:21 +0000 http://www.rpgandprogramming.com/?p=214#comment-603 Couldn't agree with you more. I estimate that I could teach a newcomer to the platform 90% of what it took me 30 years to learn in about 1 year. That's using directed, intentional learning rather than the osmosis method that I 'used.' Couldn’t agree with you more.

I estimate that I could teach a newcomer to the platform 90% of what it took me 30 years to learn in about 1 year. That’s using directed, intentional learning rather than the osmosis method that I ‘used.’

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