Re: CODE/400

Buck Calabro wrote:

> >> But the boss sez: I pay you the same salary anyway.  Where does "he/she 
>who signs the
> >> checks" save any money.  Now we have to prove to them that bringing an 
>application on
> >> line before lunch instead of after paid for it.  Like I don't have enough 
>to do :)
> >
> >Well, if the boss prefers less productivity for his dollar, and you don't
> >mind being less productive, you guys should skip Code/400 and stick with
> >status quo.
>
> Chris,
> You were doing OK until this bit. <g>
> Essentially, what we've been trying to tell you is that the boss feels like
> he *IS* getting the most productivity for his dollar.

<<big snipp>>

> Bottom line: The boss takes your view that he needs maximum
> value for his dollar.  He does not share our view that CODE or
> FLEX makes me more efficient.  Therefore, spending $750 per
> person for the same efficiency equates to a DROP in "bang for
> the buck."
>

Thanks Buck,

BTW that last line wasn't a pun was it? :)

There is another factor in your cost equation: CA/400.  I'm just a lowly 
freelancer
supporting a few model 200 shops that upgraded from a S/36.  They still have 
twinax/3xtwin
card connection and no CA/400.  Add that to the per seat cost.

When TCP/IP is introduced I'll try to convince the paying client that their 
money is worth
the effort.  But the truth of the matter is that I'll still spend the same 
amount of time on
a project, I'll just use the saved time to clean up old code or add another 
bell/whistle to
the project at hand, or give it more thought and hopefully reduce future 
maintenance.  And
yes, the customer will get more per dollar spent on the labor cost.

I'm reminded of a lesson in Economics 101 titled: "Curve of diminishing 
returns".  Spend x
dollars to get x return, spend 2x dollars to get 1.5x return, and so on.  In 
that vain it
may be better suited to convince companies to acquire CODE/400 as a perk, like 
flex benefits
or stock options, to attract talent instead of trying to quantifying the labor 
cost savings.
There's an idea! If enough keyboard bangers turn down work if it's not provided 
it will be
part of the compensation package. ;-)

Tongue still in cheek (sort of)
James W. Kilgore
qappdsn@ibm.net

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