Paradigm | Multi-paradigm |
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Developer | IBM |
First appeared | 1959 |
Stable release | RPG IV version 7 release 4
/ October 6, 2020 |
Typing discipline | Strong, static |
OS | CPF, SSP, OS/400, IBM i, OS/VS1, z/OS, DOS/VSE, VSE/SP, VSE/ESA, z/VSE, VS/9, PRIMOS, OpenVMS, Wang VS, Burroughs MCP, HP MPE, MS-DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows |
Dialects | |
RPG, RPG II, RPG III, RPG 400, RPG IV, RPG/ILE; RPG/Free, Baby/36, Baby/400, Lattice RPG, VAX RPG II | |
Influenced by | |
9PAC, FARGO |
RPG is a high-level programming language for business applications, introduced in 1959 for the IBM 1401. It is most well known as the primary programming language of IBM's midrange computer product line, including the IBM i operating system.[1] RPG has traditionally featured a number of distinctive concepts, such as the program cycle, and the column-oriented syntax.[2] The most recent version is RPG IV, which includes a number of modernization features, including free-form syntax.[3]