RE: 5250 changes (was Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is less than zero )

It is a good point...

In this day in age, when "change is good", sometimes you end up with change
that is JUST for the sake of change.  And if you look into it, the change
actually serves no other useful purpose.

I'm not /against/ change, of course...  I'm very much FOR change, as long as
it serves some useful purpose.

And as EVERY programmer (who's been around for any length of time, anyway)
knows:  you change something, and it could go one of two ways:  for the
better, or for the worse.  So they weigh the value of the benefit vs. the
risk that something's gonna get screwed up royally.

I think every good business-person knows this also, so they also weigh the
risk/benefits before hauling off and just changing things.. and not make
wild changes just because "change is good".

jt


(Dinner time...:-)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Nathan M. Andelin
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 9:54 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: 5250 changes (was Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is
> less than zero )
>
>
> On Sun, 11 November 2001, "M. Lazarus" wrote:
>
> > The 5250 interactive data stream has been around for decades.
> > It is stable and is not being improved upon (at least significantly.)
> > There is relatively little cost for IBM to support it...
>
> Not to make light of this.  It reminded me that Proctor & Gamble hadn't
> changed the formula for Ivory soap in many decades, but it's a staple in
> many homes.
>
> Nathan M. Andelin
> www.relational-data.com
>
>
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