Re: RE: RE: [WDSCI-L] WDSC 4.0 Machine Requirements

["Paul Nicolay" <paul.nicolay@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

This is indeed how most companies think... if they don't see an invoice, they 
don't care about lost (or better, the difference in) productivity.  Every penny 
counts these days, and if they've to wait a few more days to get their newest 
feature in their software, then it be like that.

And as far as that productivity is concerned, this is a dangerous issue.  Can 
you tell me how much it would improve if you used Code or WDSc ?  Remember that 
giving a number for this, will also result in the fact that your management 
keeps this in mind for future projects.

While I agree that WDSc has some savings (especially when programming 
free-format RPG, where the compiler listing isn't that good anymore for finding 
errors), I also must admit that at other points it causes a tremendous loss in 
time due to the lack of basic features (ex. I wanna look at the contents or 
definition of a file) so that I'm switching constantly between Code/WDSc and 
TN5250.  All this makes it even more complex to say how much benefit you'll 
have from it to your management.

With a Thinkpad A21 that's only 1 year old (at that time it was high-end), and 
384MB (memory slots are full, so I would have to replace all by others) it is 
hard to justify that I need again another one, and if this is different for 
you, you should be happy.

Again... to me I get good hardware from my company, but as a consultant I visit 
to many companies where they story is completely different, and people often 
still work with low end PII machines with 32 or 64MB.

Kind regards,
Paul

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 wdsci-l@midrange.com wrote:
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>
>Because we've been through two rounds of layoffs and get monthly reports on
>the current financial status.  Every penny saved is profit.  The expense of
>my 'wasted' time is very intangible and does not appear anywhere on the
>balance sheet.
>
>Thanks, WorldComm.
>  --buck
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