Re: IBMathematics

[Chris Rehm <javadisciple@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 01 September 2001 05:48 am, Jon.Paris@e400.com wrote:
>  >> Here is some more relevant information from the latest Club Tech from
>
> AS/400 Network
>
> How does this fit with "IBMathematics" ?  I don't see anything strange in
> the way date math works - in fact I don't see any other way it _could_
> work!
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400

In my role as "IBM apologizer" maybe I can help. See, whenever a thread is
started with the intention of whining about any specific vendor, such a post
is inevitable.

What is a complaint about a "bug" to one person is often just a difference of
opinion between coder and user. In the majority of cases, when you drill down
the source of the problem, you find that some coder had to make a decision on
how some operation would work. They couldn't make everyone happy and they
chose one direction.

If we, as programmers, go back and look at the decision, we might point out
how we would have done it differently, but we can usually see what the coder
was thinking when they did it. In most cases, if it just looks crazy to us,
it is because we are too far removed from the actual process to see what the
choices were.

The solution would be to not have threads that are designed with just the
idea of flaming a specific vendor, or group of vendors. That way, real bugs
or problems with that vendor don't get lumped in with technical decisions.

Instead, each "bug" should have its own thread so that readers skipping a
thread that appears to be about a disagreement between coder and user won't
miss a real bug report.

--
Chris Rehm
javadisciple@earthlink.net
If you believe that the best technology wins the
marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.