RE: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propaganda)

I think what we are talking about here is that if your shop does not yet
have standards now is the time to set them up....
I don't think anyone expects a company to rewrite all of their programs to
a new standard.  But do start using standards on all NEW
Projects so that going forward any NEW application has been coded to the
organization's standards

Just my 2 cents





Fair enough, provided that you have a relatively small application.

I'm talking about several thousand programs, of which (maybe) 25% is the
same in
all countries.

The other ones have been changed or even replaced to cope with local
requirements.

Moreover, the different countries have other CCSID's (which is tricky but
can be
overcome) and OS/400 levels ranging from 3.2 to 4.4.

Also, I don't think management will be thrilled about spending several
man-months if not years on re-writing programs "that already do the thing".

Just to put your suggestion into perspective.

Peter Colpaert
Analyst-Programmer
Honda Europe NV
Langerbruggestraat 104
B-9000 Gent (Belgium)

Peter.Colpaert@honda-eu.com
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