Re: Binding directory question

I would say this is more about STANDARDS and BEST PRACTICE.

A starting point would be to look at other areas and build a broader, less technical argument.


Regards,
John McKay mba
www.mckasyoftware.ie


----- Original Message ----- From: "David FOXWELL" <David.FOXWELL@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the IBM i / System i" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:09 AM
Subject: RE: Binding directory question





Hey Tom,

When Simon said : "Convince them to implement a plan to fix this mess properly." I think he meant "slap them".





-----Message d'origine-----
De : rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Tom Liotta
Envoyé : mardi 27 janvier 2009 00:39
À : rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Objet : Re: Binding directory question

Simon Coulter wrote:

On 26/01/2009, at 8:41 PM, David FOXWELL wrote:

To answer YOUR question (emphasis on the "your"), it's quite simply
the fact that we are quite a large organization and each member of
staff has a specialized role. It's not my decision. We won't be
adopting the "proper solution" just yet, but I think it will come. As
a mere developer, I cannot say when. However the "kludge" solution IS
a possibility for me. I can't just go creating SRVPGM and rebinding
everything, but I CAN create a new BNDDIR and use it.

Then if you cannot persuade the other developers that what they are
doing is wrong and they should change their practice then you should
locate the person in your organisation with sufficient authority to
require such a change. Explain the problem, why it's an issue, and how
to resolve it. Convince them to implement a plan to fix this mess
properly. You've seen from previous comments that it's not as
disruptive a task as you think and the benefits will far outweigh any
immediate pain in transition.

I like it.

It's a modern variation on the old cartoon joke where the two scientists are looking over a process on a blackboard and one says "Very nice! But you should probably elaborate on the middle step a little." The middle step is the one written as "Then a miracle occurs."

In this case, it's been updated to be "Convince them to implement a plan to fix this mess properly."

I've long since forgotten how many times it would have taken a miracle at that point.

As much as I agree with the process as given, sometimes you just have to find stuff that works within the constraints of reality.

Tom Liotta

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