Re: 20 years of experience, versus one year of experience repeated 20 times (Bradley Stone)

Thanks guys. Wish I didn't have to plead guilty to RDP. We wrote our own
pdm/change management interface long ago. Been really tough to give it up.
Can plead innocent on the remainder. Thanks for all the help through the
years.

Jim

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message: 3
date: Wed, 8 May 2013 15:51:43 -0400
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: 20 years of experience, versus one year of experience
repeated 20 times (Bradley Stone)

Yes, there is some middle ground. As I stated in that I can cut some
slack in DSPOBJD to an outfile vs the Open list of objects API.
And I can see not converting some vendor code from fixed format to free,
when you're modifying it, so that you could more easily do a source
compare when they come out with a new version.

But, writing new code in fixed? No. Jumping back and forth from /free in
modified vendor code? Yes!
Never having put a subprocedure in production? No!
Must you convert all I/O to SQL? No. But no imbedded SQL when your shop
has 57##ST1? No! Writing new OPNQRYF when you have SQL? No.
Never having had used an API? Very questionable.
Never having had use any Scott Klement techniques? Very questionable.
Use of RDP limited only to that class you took years ago that management
forced you to take? No! No use of RDP because of budgetary concerns? Not
really my preference, but you better have some overriding qualifications.


Rob Berendt
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From: Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 05/08/2013 03:32 PM
Subject: Re: 20 years of experience, versus one year of experience
repeated 20 times (Bradley Stone)
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



Yes, Jim. There is a middle ground as with anything. There is even
further left and right of the spectrum.

Simple black and white examples usually get the point across better. Flow
either way from there as much as you like and you'll find more than just a
middle ground. But no one wants to read about that. :)

Brad
www.bvstools.com

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