Re: Fads

["James W. Kilgore" <eMail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Leif,

Very well put.

The list should have included SAA.  Although a good idea now "road kill"
the fundamental purpose of uniformity is alive and kicking. For example,
since SAA, both the AS/400 and PC's use F1 as the "help" key for the
keyboard challenged.

SAA was an attempt to provide a uniform keyboard "short cuts" and visual
display from mainframe to midrange to PC.

So in a way SAA is still alive (uniform GUI), the debate has changed
from -what- the goal is to -how- the goal is achieved.

There have been several attempts at providing a uniform -how-, but IMHO,
at this point in time, JAVA is in the lead.  (but it's only lunch time
and the day's not over ;-) things could, and will, change)

Leif Svalgaard wrote:
> 
> yes they are all important; the 'fad' things come
> in where the concept in the beginning is being hyped
> as a cure all. After the dust settles and "the next big thing"
> is being raved about, the good things from the previous
> fad takes it rightful place among the set of useful
> techniques that everybody should master.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Schenck, Don <Don.Schenck@pfizer.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 11:49 AM
> Subject: Fads
> 
> > Fads.
> >
> > Structured Programming.
> > CASE tools.
> > OOP.
> > Java.
> > Client/Server.
> > XML.
> >
> >
> >
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