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Eight simple ways to know if you have a bad IBM i Developer
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Published: 30 Aug 2015
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Eight simple ways to know if you have a bad IBM i Developer Published by: Bob Cozzi on 30 Aug 2015 view comments(3)

Here are 8 signs that your IBM i developer is a Pretentious Poser, uh, I mean: isn't as good as they might think they are.

  1. They still declare ad hoc fields.
  2. "SELECT *" is specified; not to mention the fixed-format SQL.
  3. Legacy Indicators #WTF?
  4. Using GOTO (anytime) instead of LEAVESR.
  5. Still using END instead of ENDIF/ENDDO.
  6. Uses SQLCOD (or SQLSTT) instead of SQLSTATE.
  7. Using cute but meaningless Screen IDs as if they're still writing WSU.
  8. Use of *INKx indicators; and even worse, using S/38 or S/36 standards #Duchebag

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Posted by: avrSteve
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Posted: 8 years 7 months 20 days 22 hours 55 minutes ago

Thats a good starter list

Posted by: GFuste
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Posted: 8 years 7 months 20 days 20 hours 51 minutes ago

They use /EJECT often and especially in between sub-routines.

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Posted: 8 years 7 months 19 days 18 hours 25 minutes ago

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10. Still coding in RPG III