Re: Using % type functions/using RPG IV

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Jon,

In a message dated 2/4/00 7:01:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Jon.Paris@halinfo.it writes:

<<snip good stuff>>
> My take is that some shops recognize the value of training their staff and
>  others regard it as a threat to their ability to retain staff.  Those who
>  recognize the value will train their staff - those who don't won't.  The 
cost of
>  the training doesn't seem to be that big an issue.  For some programmers 
who
>  want to educate themselves in their spare time it does matter, but they are
>  looking for part-time and/or web based training.  For them Redbooks like 
our new
>  RPG one are a good source of material.

AMEN!  The sad thing is that the shops that view training as a threat are 
generally the ones that are underpaying their people.  These same shops also 
fail to understand that they don't really _want_ technical employees that 
_don't_ want additional training.  Your Redbooks are a godsend to those that 
perform "closet learning", due to the fact that most don't have Internet 
access at work and the few hardcopy books available are too pricey for these 
people to take a chance on getting a bad one...

Cheers,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"You cannot hold back a good laugh any more than you can the tide.  Both are 
forces of nature." -- William Rotsler
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