RE: Date compare Best Practices

["ile rpg" <ile_rpg_guy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's /no/ excuse.

"Pressure" is often self-inflicted and frequently results from poor 
technical skills, bad IT management, or both.

-irg

> From: Scott Mildenberger <scottmildenberger@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Date compare Best Practices
> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:00:43 -0800 (PST)
>
> If your shop moved to RPG IV the increase in productivity would
> help them catch up on their backlog and respond to new requests
> in a more timely manner.  In my opinion, the excuse to move
> forward because you are too busy is a poor one.
>
> Scott Mildenberger
>
> --- simafrog <SimaFrog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In the case where I am, the shop using the cycle, O specs for
> > output, etc... IMO they are swamped with work, and cannot
> > afford the investment of time that it would take. Most of the
> > employees have been there since early 90's. This is what they
> > know. If they have to quickly put out a fire, they want to be
> > able to understand the program immediatly. BTW, they do have
> > standards. One extra snippet of code that I wrote was rejected
> > (double IF's). Reports must look exactly a certain way.
> > It makes sense when you see the pressure that they are under.
> > That is the explanation for my current place. My first decent
> > job in 18 months so I won't even go there in terms of why they
> > won't change, because I am happy.
> >
>
>
>
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