RE: Fads

In hindsight ... IBM should have named it the "XMLServer/400" and sold a
billion.

-- Don Schenck
   Schenck Technical Consulting
   DonS@SchenckTech.com / www.SchenckTech.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcrump@sgcontainers.com [mailto:mcrump@sgcontainers.com]
> Sent: March 20, 2001 1:12 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Fads
> 
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> 
> 
> I agree with Don.
> 
> I was just at Websphere2001 in Las Vegas.  There were over 
> 4,000 attendees, a
> number of vendors (not as many as at Common), and lot's of 
> usable and exciting
> technology available today.  Granted it is somewhat 
> intimidating, confusing, and
> ever changing environment but in my opinion is that most of 
> this stuff is viable
> as a technology.
> 
> The main skills recommended repeatedly during this 
> conference? Java and XML.
> 
> FYI - The ISeries presence was somewhat muted but there were 
> several (not
> enough) ISeries only sessions as well as some ISeries booths 
> at the vendor
> exposition.
> 
> Michael Crump
> Saint-Gobain Containers
> 1509 S. Macedonia Ave.
> Muncie, IN  47302
> (765)741-7696
> (765)741-7012 f
> (800)428-8642
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> 
> Fads.
> 
> Structured Programming.
> CASE tools.
> OOP.
> Java.
> Client/Server.
> XML.
> 
> 
> 
> All fads. Right?
> 
> Wrong. They're all important.
> 
> 
> Don't be left behind.
> 
> -- Don Schenck
>    Schenck Technical Consulting
>    DonS@SchenckTech.com / www.SchenckTech.com
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