RE: Re: New IT personnel

Way back when, we used CA products for edit tools but it was still a PITA...lol

Although CICS was solid communications interface, I was glad to leave the
"conversational" world and move to the midrange where most of the grunt work
was done by the OS ... and "smart" files :)

Terry

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2018 3:32 PM
To: Midrange-L Midrange-l
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: New IT personnel

What the heck tool were you using on Mainframe that made it easier Dave? I have used both ISPF and CICS and would describe COBOL on IBM i as a breeze compared with either. Heck not having to worry about state is a blessing.


Jon Paris

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On Jun 7, 2018, at 3:27 PM, dlclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 06/07/2018
03:03:46 PM:

Hmmm...one is a COBOLer? Is your shop limited to RPG only?

Making the transition from mainframe (Z-OS) COBOL to the midrange is
not that hard - he already has a great headstart. His biggest problem
will be interactive design/programs - much easier to learn on the IBM
i than the mainframe ;-)

I wouldn't say that. I've been doing interactive programming on
both the mainframe (38 years) and the IBM i (26 years). I find
interactive programming on the IBM i to be much harder. But, YMMV of
course.


Sincerely,

Dave Clark
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