I found this website http://www.netshare400.com/. They claim that if you join their Open Source projects they give you access to a iSeries (AS/400) for free. If you don't, you still can get a Student access for $10 a month. I myself am considering the $15 Personal Developers option for some personal projects.
Also, you can take a look at some ILE RPG source samples and see how much the language has evolved.
BTW, I practically started my professional career with RPG II on S/36.
A year or two ago? Better try 20 or 30 years ago!!!
I'm programming in RPG IV as I write this. Today you even have free format RPG where you don't have to put everything in specific columns (factor1, Operation, factor2, result, etc).
You don't have to use indicators anymore if you don't want to and I haven't typed a GOTO sentence since... I guess never, since RPG has If, Do While, Do Until since the old days of S/36.
The people that put together those charts think they know everything... well, they are showing they don't!
Oh, what do I care... I made a career and tons of money with RPG and AS/400
Goodbye.
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I found this website http://www.netshare400.com/. They claim that if you join their Open Source projects they give you access to a iSeries (AS/400) for free. If you don't, you still can get a Student access for $10 a month. I myself am considering the $15 Personal Developers option for some personal projects. Also, you can take a look at some ILE RPG source samples and see how much the language has evolved. BTW, I practically started my professional career with RPG II on S/36.
A year or two ago? Better try 20 or 30 years ago!!! I'm programming in RPG IV as I write this. Today you even have free format RPG where you don't have to put everything in specific columns (factor1, Operation, factor2, result, etc). You don't have to use indicators anymore if you don't want to and I haven't typed a GOTO sentence since... I guess never, since RPG has If, Do While, Do Until since the old days of S/36. The people that put together those charts think they know everything... well, they are showing they don't! Oh, what do I care... I made a career and tons of money with RPG and AS/400 Goodbye.