On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Kris Buelens <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd love to...
> But as nowadays I work for many customers, with different rules/habits, I
> stick to "indoor plumbing" almost always.  Not that I want you to stop
> making improvements.  Maybe some day I will have again a z/VM system I use
> often and that I can call my own... unless Endicott...

My use of CMS Pipelines may be different than yours. I do write
pipelines that actually make it to customers. And since we don't
require our customers to get plastic pipes, I specifically code those
such that they runs on built-in plumbing.
But 90% of the pipelines that I write do not leave the premises. I use
them to analyse data, run integrity checks over my source code, serve
web pages, etc. It would be a waste of time to restrict myself all the
time to use 15-year old plumbing.

When you have small children, it helps to be aware of the difference
in communication skills. But it does not mean you could not have an
adult conversation anymore with others (or yourself, in fact). I
consider CMSPIP-L to be such an adult audience where we want to learn
new tricks that make us more productive.

Exposing myself to plastic pipes does not decrease my ability to write
compatible pipelines. Last time I checked, The Book had revision codes
to show what's missing there. But if you're concerned that it would
make you forget how to drive a car, then don't fly... ;-)

| Rob

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