Re: OO benefits? (was Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is less than zero )

Steve:

On Mon, 12 November 2001, "Steve Richter" wrote:

> Client server via dtaq is more complex that the pgm call because the pgmr
> must be knowledgable of 7 steps compared to 4 in the common module pgm call
> approach.

I have no disagreement as far as that goes. However, to put this into a 
"business programmer" context, how do you propose to resolve the problem by 
using the pgm call approach when it takes 100CPW interactive and you only are 
given 50CPW by your management and there's 500CPW batch not being used? 
Suddenly the number of steps that must be known by the programmer goes way 
beyond the basic 4, though it can be limited if they use a C/S approach instead.

This effectively is the business problem that many are being asked to resolve 
by programming around it. It's irrelevant that "business programmers" 
_SHOULDN'T_ need to address the issue; in the real world, they often _MUST_ 
address the issue. Many shops don't have a development group and a comm group 
and a systems group, etc. They have a couple programmers that do it all and 
they don't get to set budgets either.

Tom Liotta

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