RE: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

["albartell" <albartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Trevor,

I am on a development server so maybe we have been knocking heads for
nothing.

> This means you are using system resources to cater for your undisciplined
programming approach.....That to me is a lack of commitment to the bottom
line of the BUSINESS.

I prefer to think of it as using my company's time wisely :-)  If I can bill
out a couple more hours a week because of productivity gains I say I am
heading in the right direction.  If I WAS on a prod I can see your concern
over having a whole bunch of crazy pgmrs holding up order taking or customer
service reps.

Glad we fleshed that out,
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:42 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

Here is my concern. You say "I expect the compiler to catch that and provide
me quick access to fix it". This means you are using system resources to
cater for your undisciplined programming approach.

That to me is a lack of commitment to the bottom line of the BUSINESS. If
you are compiling on a production server to resolve your spelling mistakes,
I think that is a misuse of CPW. If you have a development server, go for
it. If you have a development PC, go for it.


On another note, could you care less? or could you NOT care less? I don't
understand this american colloquialism.

----- Original Message -----
From: "albartell" <albartell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: RE: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch


> > I assumed it would help improve programming techniques for most
> programmers. With the backlash here, I see that is not the case.
>
> I think we just have different approaches.  I take time to understand 
> flow,
> but I could care less if I named something incorrectly because I expect 
> the
> compiler to catch that and provide me quick access to fix it.  Yes I use
> Ctrl + Space, when it works, to alleviate some naming errors.  I am 
> looking
> forward to the day LPEX supports refactoring :-)
>
> Finding a balance is important, and that is what I have found.
>
> Aaron Bartell