RE: Need some ammunition (Procedures vs. Sub-routines)

I've been following as closely as I can and see you've
received several excellent responses, but I don't recall
seeing detail about your current development environment ?

Maybe before launching a major code "upgrade" (a good idea),
you want to check your foundation (source version control and such) ?

I think those basics apply to any/all programming style/technology.



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Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 11:21 AM
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Subject: RE: Need some ammunition (Procedures vs. Sub-routines)

I truly believe its a combination of themes, I suppose it might help here also to list out some of the objections people have had to them and then give a response to each objection. I was originally thinking of just giving them bullet points and why they are better, etc. However, in hindsight I'm thinking I need to add a list of objections and then overcome each one.

Sounds like "sub-procedure" has been interpreted as "I plan to inject
our system with this virus I found"
so try switching the focus to "re-usable code" that once thoroughly
tested returns your investment because it is a "known and understood
function".

Yea, I bet you've already beat that drum . . .




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Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 9:00 AM
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Subject: Need some ammunition (Procedures vs. Sub-routines)

I won't go into the entire lengthy and boring conversation I just had
with upper management, but I was basically told that under no circumstances am
I to add procedures to certain applications. The justification is that
by doing so, we will be required to re-test the entire system,
payroll, dispatch, load balancing, AP, AR, etc.

I however was provided an opportunity to make my case, and I have a
list of reasons, but I need every bit of ammunition I can come up, so
any help from ya'll would be cool.

Dutch


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