RPG II, RPG III, and RPG/400 with Business Applications, Second Edition

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Summary: Another Log For The Fire
Review: Mr. Stanley may know allot about RPG programming, but this book treats the reader like a teacher on tenure. The examples and detailed labs are useless unless the reader is in a classroom with a very helpful professor. Statements like, "After the instructor gives you directions on the use of the equipment" doesn't help much if you are trying to learn at home. Not to mention the questions are quite tedious and blank coding forms are not included in the book. The printing is also of very poor quality making the pictured examples look like something that was left out in the rain. I will be looking elsewhere for instruction and using this book to even out the legs under my kitchen table.

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Summary: A little dated, but great content.
Review: This book was used by the author to teach a course at Norwalk Community Technical College. It is written with the beginner in mind, but it is also good for seasoned professionals who are looking for specific examples of how to do something. In his examples, the author will break down what each column on the programming spec's purpose is, which is something that the more advanced books seem to neglect. Since it was published in 1991, it doesn't show any of the new & improved features of the latest AS400 releases, but it does a great job of explaining the core stuff.