Re: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propoganda)

["R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Bartell, Aaron L. (TC) <ALBartell@taylorcorp.com>
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com' <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, June 25, 2001 1:22 PM
Subject: RE: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propoganda)


>> 1.  Someone doesn't want to learn or use new techniques
>
>I think this is one that hits home the most in my shop.  You have some
>people that just don't want to learn a new concept, even if it will make
>their job easier.  Some people don't even want to take the time to learn
new
>op codes which are fairly easy to learn.
>
>When did their fire die?  How do they stay in the programmer mode and not
>want to learn new stuff . . . the world may never know.


I have found the corollary to be true also -- someone does not want to learn
"old" techniques, because their "old".... like MR or the cycle...
eeewwwww...    ;-)

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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Administrator
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer

"America is the land that fought for freedom and then
  began passing laws to get rid of it."

     - Alfred E. Neuman



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