Introduced in 1959 for the IBM RPG 1401, RPG is a high-level programming language for commercial applications. It is best recognized for serving as the main programming language for the IBM I operating system and its midrange computer product line. [1] Numerous distinguishing ideas, including the programmed cycle and the column-oriented syntax, have historically been present in RPG. [2] The most recent version, RPG IV, has free-form syntax among other modernization improvements. [3]
Introduced in 1959 for the IBM RPG 1401, RPG is a high-level programming language for commercial applications. It is best recognized for serving as the main programming language for the IBM I operating system and its midrange computer product line. [1] Numerous distinguishing ideas, including the programmed cycle and the column-oriented syntax, have historically been present in RPG. [2] The most recent version, RPG IV, has free-form syntax among other modernization improvements. [3]
