> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Veilleux, Jon L > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CA-MIM/Integrity abend. > > >I've said it many times. > > If your apps people don't know how to compile, link, and > run, why are > they working for you? > > Unfortunately I have no input into the hiring and firing of > application > folks or into their training, I just do my best to keep them from > bothering me with stupid problems when I know how to avoid them in the > first place. > > Jon L. Veilleux
Agreed! As for trying to train them, as Robert Heinlein once wrote: "Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig." We have some programmers like that. Not many. And the real pains have retired lately. But we still have some who ask ridiculous questions like: "Is program ... a BMS map?" The simplest look at the source could would tell them that. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
