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Re: Application design & architecture

Eric,
Retrofitting the future into the past is not as difficult as it seems. But it takes a little strategy, and the baggage we carry is not strategic at all.
A quick example. ILE was introduced 12 years ago. It allowed our developers to write modular code. For those people who have already implemented ILE correctly, they have already made a step in the right direction. For those people who have not, it would be best for them to start using ILE correctly first.
I look at commitment control like this. For new applications, it is a required component. Is there a business benefit to retro-fitting it? If so, then retro-fit it. 

Trevor
----- Original Message ----- From: "DeLong, Eric" 
Subject: RE: Application design & architecture



Trevor,

As Walden put it, we're looking to renovate our applications while we're
living there.  Many of the issues we deal with relate to poor design,
fractured development, poor documentation, loss of technical expertise, and 
so forth.  We're looking to proceed with ILE to support a retrofit of our
applications. At the same time, we want to ensure that the framework we lay 
down now will support our goals for the future...

Much of the problem comes from the "baggage" that as400 pros have carried
with them over the years.  The bit about commitment control is just one of
the many elements being denied to the developer simply because 20 years ago 
it caused a problem....

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-297-2863 or ext. 1863

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