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John, In a message dated 97-06-03 02:29:04 EDT, you write: > Dean, These were rhetorical questions Rhetorical, but with valid answers. <<snip>> (Dean) > >The problem with taking over my code? Most of the staff knows only the > >AS/Set CASE tool (in which most of our applications are written). Very few > >out of the large development staff know CL, native RPG, or DDS -- let alone > >imbedded SQL. In this instance it's not the client's fault, they were sold > >AS/Set (and a bill of goods) on the premise that you didn't need to know > >native code in order to use AS/Set. The reality is quite different > (John) > Thats the beauty of having a "perfect solution" to the Program backlog > problem. Ah yes the "Silver Bullet" cure. From experience > I would add to your list, Relational Data Base Design, Structured > Programming Concepts, and OS/400 Work Management. So many times I have > seen shops buy a great tool(CASE type generally) saying " Ya know, with > this tool we can get rid of our backlog, Without having to learn all > that DB & Structured Design stuff". All we have to know is the "Tool". > In a lot of cases (sorry for the pun) this is how we got the phrase > "Shelf Ware" Well, I've been using various CASE tools for close to five years. My opinion is that they'll help you write a BETTER program than you would have in the first place in about the same amount of time. If you want to clear up your backlog, hire some people. > >>IOW, Who Owns The Code? > > >The client, the client, the client. (Dean Asmussen) > > The question I should have asked was "Who gets stuck with the maintenance > bill?" The client, the client, the client :-)... Regards! Dean Asmussen Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc. Fuquay-Varina, NC USA E-Mail: DAsmussen@AOL.COM "Laugh and the world laughs with you; snore, and you sleep alone." -- Mrs. Patrick Campbell * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * * should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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