RE: iSeries vs. zSeries

Not to beat this dead horse again, but I've never been in a position where I
could attend COMMON.  I know I could use my personal vacation to attend one
myself, but I'm not a member of COMMON, nor am I actively involved with LUG,
so the cost could be considerable.  I would certainly like to see what it's
all about, but I can't easily justify the personal expenses involved.

I suppose I fit in the "young" category (at age 37), but with 20 years in
midrange, my memory tells me that 1) I've never worked in a shop that was
affiliated with COMMON, 2) I've never worked in a shop that supported the
notion of sending anyone to COMMON, 3) most shops refuse to allow their
programmers to get involved in LUG, 4) only one shop has paid for
specialized education.  Its a lousy track record, and in my opinion, it's
only getting worse.  Bummer...

In lieu of COMMON, I've come to see these mailing lists as my educational
salvation.  



Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-297-2863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:34 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: iSeries vs. zSeries


Eric,

I encourage you to attend any of the YiP events at COMMON in Orlando. You 
may be surprised at how many "young programmers" are there!

Trevor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 4:34 PM
Subject: RE: iSeries vs. zSeries


> Yeah, what a shame that the young programmers are never (in my experience)
> the ones that get to go to COMMON.....
>
> Eric DeLong
> Sally Beauty Company
> MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
> 940-297-2863 or ext. 1863