This session will present answers to the most common question about free-format RPG IV: "Why use free-format RPG IV?" The major topics to be covered are the following:

1. The modernization of RPG IV
2. Free-format RPG IV: easier to read and maintain
3. A modern programming style
4. Being "current"
5. Why have programmers and managers decided to embrace free-format RPG?
6. Is going to free-format difficult or time-consuming?
7. Conclusions and summary