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100% agreed Jerry.

I have worked with a number of shops where the manger got so frustrated with the recalcitrance of the RPGers that he removed their SEU access rights. I have also worked with a numberwho have told their programmers that if they don’t make the effort to learn the new tools then they will be forced to. They all get used to using RDi very quickly and now do the sensible thing and rarely use SEU.

In one case (back in the Code/400 days) the manager gave the rights back after four weeks - but nobody noticed!


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Apr 3, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Jerry Adams <midrange@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jon,

I think someone else (no names) suggested this awhile back, but, if SEU was
secured so that you/I could not use it, and if our only choice was RDi, what
would we do?

When I was a manager (eons ago), I actually implemented something like that.
D@#n if those little twerps didn't come around (after much chest thumping
and rending of clothing). Like Colson said, "Grab 'em by the [gonads] and
their hearts and minds will follow."

Jerry C. Adams
I'd like to offer moral support, but I have questionable morals.
IBM i Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: RPG400-L [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:46 AM
To: Rpg400 Rpg400-L
Subject: Re: RDi vs SEU


On Apr 3, 2015, at 1:31 AM, John Yeung <gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Maybe some have even given the RDi
trial a shot, and like what they see, but really *are* up against the
cost.


This is the part I find so hard to understand.

Is there anyone on this list who would not claim that they are as a minimum
5% more productive with RDi once past the initial hump?

Personally I'd say at least 25% and I know Susan feels that 40 or 50% is
closer to the mark for her. I get at least 10% out of outline view alone!

Given that (including overheads) I doubt there are any RPGers out there who
cost less than $100K a year - then if RDI is $1,000 that means that the
programmer has only got to be a pathetic 1% more efficient to make it pay
for itself. Anything above 1% is gravy.

And if you can't even get 10% you ain't trying and maybe should find a new
career!

As I say - I really think the whole cost thing is just another excuse. Of
course I'd be happy if it were free - I'm a self-employed consultant and
that money comes right out of my pocket. But history has shown that this
community does not really value what it gets for free - adoption went way up
_after_ IBM put a price on the tool. It has zoomed again as people finally
understand that SEU is not being updated.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com
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