Re: Writing RPG Subfiles from scratch.

Why would any manager want to reduce productivity?

That's like telling GM that for every car they build they have to start from scratch.

Ask your boss to practice what he preaches next time he does the budgeting, or writes an application himself. No templates, no looking at anything else.. just "do it".

It's plain sillyness brought on by a manager with low self esteem, IMHO.

Brad

netuseman@xxxxxxx wrote: 
I've written about 20+ Subfile programs from scratch and after that
used the skeleton code to quickly write new code.  This, I feel, gives
the apps I write a similar feel, plus the skeleton code has matured
with steady, reliable code.  I have skeleton code for just about any
application I might need.  Sometimes the finally product gets radically
changed from how it started, but at least it starts with good code as a
foundation.

I'm working for a new manager that doesn't want me to do this anymore
and wants me to write each program, subfile, etc. from scratch because
he believes this will give programmers more intimate knowledge of the
application.  I disagree.   Now I spend more time just getting the
subfile in place as before I just moved a field here, renamed a field
there and bam, my subfile was done, the same with the RPG code.
Granted, this gets me reviewing keywords that I hadn't thought about in
some time, but why was this necessary?

Who's right?

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