Re: New RPG programmers

Mike,

I agree with you there, list readers are the guys trying to stay bang up to
date.

Most 400 developers have not even heard of this or any other list.

cheers
Colin.W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Eovino" <meovino@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: New RPG programmers


> Unbelievable?  I wish that it were.  Do you know how much PR work some
> of us have to do for our iSeries in our company to keep users for
> campaigning for different different platforms?  All because somebody's
> buddy at company X can do function Y on their Windows/SQL
> Server/Unix/Oracle box that we don't offer?
>
> Can we do it on the iSeries?  You bet.  For less money, with less
> staff, faster, more securely and more reliably.  But if we're not
> delivering those kinds of solutions to our users, if we're not
> learning new tools, techniques and technologies that's what they think
> of us.  We make ourselves look bad and we make the platform look bad.
> We perpetuate the stereotype.
>
> Of course, the people on this list aren't the problem.  Anyone who
> bothers to read this list is obviously interested in learning and
> expanding their horizons, so we're all preaching to the choir.  The
> problem is the other people in our shops who refuse to keep up with
> the times.
>
> Mike E.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:47:03 -0500, Rooney, Michael P
> <michael.p.rooney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > "We'll continue to make users think we can't do the things they want in
> > RPG on the iSeries..."
> >
> > UNBELIEVABLE!!!
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