RE: Did we have another name change? -- MIDRANGE-L

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At 9:16 AM -0400 4/14/06, Michael Jacobsen wrote:

I understand not wanting to spend the money for outside training; that's
understandable and would require justification.  But people who refuse to
learn anything new and are afraid of change, that's entirely different and
is what I thought Eric was getting at.  One low training-cost example is
file operation bifs (%found, %eof, etc.)  I'm the only one here using
them.  Others have seen my code, so they know how, yet they still use
indicators.  There seems to be no business case except for staying current
with technology.


Michael,

Consider volunteering to lead a half-hour course on this featurefor your peers. Don't forget to lead off with some persuasivereasons why this new feature is better than the old way, using codeexamples. Show them why, then how. Have a short Q & A at the end(expect to answer some objections to the entire technique here,unless those types don't come at all). Even in a tough room, I'llbet you get a few converts.


   Regards,

   - Lou Forlini
     Software Engineer
     System Support Products, Inc.

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