RE: Difference bet. Primary and Full procedural file.

Boy do I really disagree with you there. We just had a guy with a marketing 
background. His personnel and organizational skills were fantastic, and 
everyone really liked him as a person, but his technical knowledge (or lack 
thereof) really hurt us badly. He would make decisions with users that when he 
came back to inform us of the decisions, in most cases, we had to argue against 
him, before he saw the light, and then had to return to the user with the 
rectified plan. This made this very intelligent guy look a real scmuck. He is 
now back in marketing, doing really good, and we have a new manager, 
technically  knowledgable, but as a manager, leaves A LOT to be desired.

>>> "Smith, Nelson" <NSmith@lincare.com> 05/24/02 09:22AM >>>
Also, most shops I've seen are "managed" by ex-programmers who only have
time to fight the daily fires and have not had the time/inclination to "keep
up" technically, and don't wan't their programmers using techniques that
they themselves are not familiar with.  Because of their programming
background, such managers believe that they need to be able to maintain the
code themselves, in an emergency.

Personally, I believe non-programmers make much better managers.  Antiquated
skill sets don't get in the way.  Project, personnel, and organizational
skills are much more important management skills than technical knowhow.


> I think that the RPG400-L community as a whole *is*, in fact, more
> aggressive in learning and utilizing multiple languages than the general
> AS/400 IT population.  Most of the negative comments regarding the use of
> a
> new/unused language *usually* stems from an ugly, but recurring, business
> reality.  Some like to call it the "Mack truck syndrome"; if I'm doing a
> lot
> of programming in REXX and I get hit today by a Mack truck, who's going to
> maintain my code?  Frankly, since there aren't that many AS/400
> professionals that know REXX, most companies would probably scrap my REXX
> apps and start from scratch.  That is why most companies keep a tight rein
> on the tools they allow their programmers to use.
>
>


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