Re: Software Vendors (And US too) - A small rant

[Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

You should call it IBM i. That is the current Operating System name, and
if you want to look current on your CV, you should be up to date. Of
course, you should also include that you have had experience with AS/400,
iSeries. You may also reference OS/400 and i5/OS, and make a note that IBM
i runs on Power Systems.

It is important that you look like you are up to date. Otherwise, you will
be getting a job coding RPGII or RPGIII and miss out on all the cool new
stuff that a modern IBM i can do.

FWIW, there was never such a thing as i5. There was a System i5 for a
short time - maybe a month, but that was actually a System i before the
branding was finalized. And i5/OS was the name of the operating system for
only 2 years.



On 12/12/12 8:19 AM, "Dave" <dfx1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Call it what you like, for us it's still the AS400. A few IT snobs say
> iSeries seemingly without knowing that the name has changed again. As
> for i5, ugh! is that supposed to rhyme with that horrible americanism
> High 5? Also, I've been looking for work lately. What do you think the
> job adverts mostly use for the name of our system? What should I call
> it on my CV?
>
> 2012/12/12 Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Sorry Robert but that's a poor excuse for not using the correct
> > terminology with your customers regardless of what they call it.  If
> > they are confused, politely inform them.   And for the record, the name
> > has not really changed all that much when compared to other computer
> > products on the market.  If you would like more information, use google
> > to find several of Trevor's rants about the topic.
> >
> > Jim Oberholtzer
> > Chief Technical Architect
> > Agile Technology Architects
> >
> >
> > On 12/11/2012 8:31 PM, Robert Munday wrote:
> > > But with IBM changing the name as often as they have and do, how is an
> > > independent rent-a-programmer like me supposed to keep up?  I still
> > > have clients who call it "the 400".  They pay the bills so they are
> > > free to call it anything they desire.  I personally use "iSeries".  My
> > > most recent client uses the term "iSeries".  If I were selling software
> > > in the example you site, then I would need to know and use the "IBM
> > > Name Of The Week"... whatever that is this week.  I personally don't
> > > know.