Re: Bye Bye Peter Bingaman -- MIDRANGE-L

On 1/19/06, Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> never want to not have someone goto an opportunity that they want to
> pursue.  That wasn't my issue.  My problem is with the continued revolving
> doors and musical chairs and lack of stability and lack of experience depth
> base....etc....

you are absolutely correct Don. ( and you write well also! )  I would
add, having just heard of V5R4 at my local user group, that the
technical drift of the system is kind of shocking.   Are subroutines
in CL a more pressing need than CL recognizing prototypes and being
able to call ILE procedures in an RPG free type manner? At least when
the system was moving towards being a pSeries there was a sense of
technical direction.  Everyone wants more advertising.  I want more
features for the people who program the system. Log the statements of
an sql procedure to the joblog. Just like a cl program does.  SQL is
so important on the system now. CL has to be able to at least call an
sql procedure and receive parameters back. SQL in RPG has to be able
to receive result sets back from sql procedure calls. *prv signature
support in ILE service programs -  It does not work as it should. *PRV
signatures should map the export numbers of the exports from their
value when the *PRV signature was *CURRENT to what they currently are.
Otherwise, what is the use? As is it service programs are risky things
to use in a shop.   Technical minutae?  maybe.  but who in this
organization we rely on is aware of, let alone working on improving
the system as it needs?

-Steve

>
> Off to more important things...
>
>
> At 09:00 AM 1/19/2006 -0600, you wrote:
> >Don,
> >
> >
> >I doubt that I would go THAT far.  It's not like that guy got
> >transferred internally.  It's quite common for IBM marketing people (at
> >any level) to use that on their resume to get another job.  That's been
> >happening since you and I started in the business.
> >
> >
> >On the other hand, it is true that a lack of stability (people changing
> >hats - the wearers of the hats changing) is disruptive in any
> >organization.  And the hat wearers in iSeries marketing have been
> >changing much too often for any kind of consistency in plan or goals.
> >
> >
> >         * Jerry C. Adams
> >*iSeries Programmer/Analyst
> >B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
> >voice
> >         615.893.8633x152
> >fax
> >         615.995.1201
> >email
> >         jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> >
> >Don wrote:
> >
> > >DAMMIT!
> > >
> > >You'd almost think they were INTENTIONALLY managing the decline of this
> > >product line instead of trying to build it!
> > >
> > >Well, at least Shearer's still around...   Anyone figure out what cave
> > >Malcolm's hiding in?
> > >
> > >Don in DC
> > >
> > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > >---------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >At 08:20 AM 1/19/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Last two paragraphs:
> > >>
> > >>http://www.itjungle.com/breaking/bn011806-story02.html
> > >>
> > >>So much for his marketing effort promises. Sigh..... How do I spell M$?
> > >>
> > >>Regards, Jerry
> > >>
> > >>Gerald Kern - MIS Project Leader
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