Re: Future of 4/GL

On 5 Aug 1997 15:53:23 -0400, sromankiw@execrisk.com (Steve Romankiw) wrote: >We are in the process of developing a prototype system in 4/GL. Before >embarking on this task, I thought I heard scuttlebutt at the IIUC that >4/GL may be on its way out? Are there any truths to these rumors? > >Thanks. >Steve Romankiw > > What I heard from an SE in April was that 4gl and Newerror (NewEra) were both maintenance release only, and that Informix was admitting their were not able to keep up in the tools war with these products, and had decided to become a database vendor. There will still be patches, but that is about it. I am sure somelike Madison can enlighten you more on this. Chris