RE: Subject: RE: This is a software design question - ILE related

Not until you want to update the file and need exclusive use in a 24x365 day
operation.  The server jobs can be ended, file updated, service program
updated, server jobs restarted with the users not having to exit their
application.  Properly designed install programs can do the necessary
functions is a matter of seconds.  The users hardly notice?  Hopefully. :-)


Christopher K. Bipes    mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
Sr. Programmer/Analyst  mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
CrossCheck, Inc.        http://www.cross-check.com
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If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, only geniuses work here.
Karen Herbelin - Readers Digest 3/2000

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan M. Andelin [mailto:nathanma@haaga.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 2:01 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Subject: RE: This is a software design question - ILE related


Chris,

Your points have been well taken.  The speed tests I did were just for
information.

Speed is not the only criteria in software design.  Availability of memory
and other shared resources, as well as complexity, potential failure points,
redundancy, scalability, and many other factors might be considered.

The question in my mind at this point is how relevant are "open data paths"?
Back in the 80's IBM warned us about them.  The manuals haven't changed
much.  They still recommend a number of ways to reduce them.  But, 12 years
ago 32 meg was considered to be a lot of memory.  In today's world of GB+
memory pools, are open data paths still relevant?

Nathan.
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