In the new environment you may need much broader skills than just RPG.
Whether you are maintaining in-house developed software or replacing
with a feature rich package, the business world is constantly evolving.
If you are a RPG/DDS coder with few other skills, you have got to
"upgrade" your own skills.
Even in a RPG environment (and I mean RPGLE, service pgms, binding,
api's, etc) you need skills in sql, xml, ifs programming, html, javascript
and now ajax.
There are several great resources for getting into these areas
Jim Franz
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam West" <adamster@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:05 PM
Subject: What do programmers do in new system?
Hi We are looking at some new software, RPG based systems, such as Infor,
VAI, IBS, Lawson, and other Windows based.
For the RPG based packages, from what I can see, there is a very serious
functionality that to my eye will cost us one or more programmers.
We are 5 older programmers supporting an entire home grown package. I can't
see what it is I will be doing once this thing is installed. Most reports
can be done by the users, and more importantly, the nature of the database
is such that mistakes are less prone to happen. Not to say we have many
fires to put out but they do occur.
For example, most of what we do, will not be needed as it will be handled
more efficiently.
I know that this sounds almost as a joke, but it's a serious pro-active
concern I have. After an install period and maybe another 6 months I would
be worried.
Perhaps those who have gone to such a package would care to comment.
TIA,
Adam
http://www.amsterdamcentral.net
midrange.com
