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The graybeards are unemployed because they got outsourced. I saw 2 more
cases last week.

It's not due to their lack of desire to learn new stuff.

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 2:16 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Future Programmers - The future of IBM i


On 2013-06-14, at 3:03 PM, Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think there may be value in teaching
integration techniques along with modern RPG and ILE, but there are enough
graybeards around to handle the old stuff.

Sorry Michael - in my experience you're wrong.

I've talked to multiple large customers in the past 12 months who are
considering a move away form IBM i because they can't get staff. Correction
- can't get _affordable_ staff. And a large number of unemployed graybeards
just want to keep doing same old same old until they retire. These
businesses need to integrate mobile, web, etc. with what they have.
Maintenance is rarely just a fix-it issue - upgrades of existing apps are
always needed.

I have also talked to a number customers who are actively training their own
newbies - or considering developing such a program.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com





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