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COMMON is nice, but I think it was more valuable in the past than it is today. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: iSeries vs. zSeries > From: "DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, August 24, 2005 1:18 pm > To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > 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 > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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