Why I can't find information about PH on the web ?

[Chris Sharman]

Gates, Scott wrote:
> Better examples of "REAL WORLD" source code would be nice.  Also
> documentation of "tricks and traps" in the PH documentation.  
> 
> The best quote I ever heard about Powerhouse was from Brian Lane, who said,
> "You can't really 'program' in Powerhouse, you can only trick it into
> working."  Which pretty much describes some of the 'fun' I've had making PH
> do things that would have been SIMPLE in COBOL had COBOL been available.   

You have to get yourself into the Powerhouse style mindset.
If you stick to 3GL methods, you deny yourself the 4GL benefits of PH, 
and you really have to fight with it.

Working with it, rather than fighting with it, is really much more 
productive.

That said, there are (rare) occasions when Powerhouse doesn't really 
seem to fit that well.

I'd recommend NOT letting 3GL programmers near the Advanced course, or 
the procedures manual, until they've got at least a year PH experience: 
make them learn to do it the right way first. Learning a new style is 
much harder than learning a new language.

Chris




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