Re: Fixed Assets on AS/400 -- RPG400-L

JD Edwards and wonderful, now there are two words that I never expect to see
close together. When I took their training and had to support their code I
was shocked at the lack of internal consistency (F1 being exit sometimes F3
others mind you this was many years after the AS/400 became available). They
were praising their new case tool, "WorldView" I think? Well I have to say
that perhaps you would have to be an above average RPG programmer to
decipher what the legions of RPG programmers had done over the many years.
Perhaps their code has gotten better over the years, but I strongly disliked
it when I had to support it and will NEVER take another contract where that
junk is in place.

These are my personal opinions and may or may not have any basis in reality
:-)
Eric

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Eric N. Wilson
President
Doulos Software & Computer Services
2913 N Alder St
Tacoma WA 98407


----- Original Message -----
From: Dias, Armando <Adias@admin1.umaryland.edu>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 4:40 AM
Subject: RE: Fixed Assets on AS/400


> Just for my curiosity .... I know that JDEdwards is a very famous company
> producing wonderful software, am I correct?
>
> Then why when I see the adds in the paper or technical magazines looking
for
> programmers, there is sometimes a mention about knowledge in JD Edwards
> Fixed Assets etc.  What's so special about it?  Is it so complex that by
> knowing it, you are considered a top notch RPG programmer?
>
> Why then the recruiters do not look for RPG programmers who graduated from
> IBM technical school or those with knowledge of MAPICS, DMAS, etc .... but
> why the emphasis is on JDEdwards software?
>
> No hard feelings ..... JD Edwards or IBM MAPICS fans!!!!
>
> Programmer/Analyst
> Armando G. Dias
> (410) 706-1664 (9a.m. - 4 p.m. EST)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roberto Gomes [SMTP:rgomes5@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 6:02 AM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: Fixed Assets on AS/400
> >
> > Have You heard about JDEdwards???
> >
> > R.P.G.
> >
> >
> > From: Bill Graziano <Bill.Graziano@besi.com>
> > Reply-To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > To: "'RPG400-L@midrange.com'" <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
> > Subject: Fixed Assets on AS/400
> > Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:08:00 -0500
> >
> > I am interested in finding a "good" 3rd party fixed asset package coded
in
> > RPGIII or IV to run on V4R4. Anybody know of one?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
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