Re: Cycle Processing vs. Doing it my way

["Richard B Baird" <rbaird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Njal,

.I don't know if your message was targeted at me, but I can pretend it is.
:)

you can pretend, but it won't make it true :P

.I know the cycle.

Then I wasn't talking about you.  So There!  :-P

.I'm in the lucky situation that I can afford to say 'no thank you' tasks
that
.don't 'suit' me. I would never hire a programmer that admits still using
the
.cycle for new programs... :)

.I haven't written a new report type program (with printer file) in 5
years.
.Almost 100% of my new AS/400 programs are server programs serving VB
client
.programs.

Not everyone is that lucky.  I was referring mainly to the "hired gun"
types - consultants such as me who must get in, jump quickly into 20-30
year old legacy code, fix, change or add to it.

If you are lucky enough to never have the occasion to see action like this,
more power to you - I wasn't referring to you.

My problem isn't with people who don't want to use the cycle on new
programs.  That is just personal preference.  my problem is with those who
DO encounter cycle programs, have to make changes to them, and refuse to
learn what makes them tick (a 10 minute process) because of some predjudice
or hard headed pride.  that's just stupid.

.A nice weekend to you too! Holy wars are great sometimes! :)

already have - it's sunday morning now.  Jihad to the great satan, the
International Business Machines Corporation!  I must now go clean my
Kalashnikov :)

Rick