RE: Anyone looking for someone with excellent MAPICS application skills?

Don't forget to also read the sequel, the Rise and Resurrection of the
American Programmer, written by Yorden some time AFTER Decline and Fall.

----  Leigh, An RPG Dinousaur living in a Microsoft world.

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Thanks for the recommendation: Decline and Fall of the Am Programmer looks
interesting enough, I just ordered it on Half.com!

      -- Joan, the COBOL dinosaur, living in an RPG/AS400 world

Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
MetalTek International         fax:  636-479-3399
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-----Original Message-----
From: Leleux@shur-lok.com [mailto:Leleux@shur-lok.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:20 PM
To: mapics-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Anyone looking for someone with excellent MAPICS
application skills?



Sign of times ahead?

http://www.mapics.com/mediacenter/02releases/pr-020115.asp

While I think it's about time they grabbed the bull by the horns and
seriously look at turning this monolithic plate of spaghetti into something
more modern (read: JAVA) I must admit I see the writing on the wall for
many American developers.

even more good reading:  Decline and Fall of the American Programmer
by Ed Yourdon,  http://www.yourdon.com/bio.html

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