As there is no program without bugs, there is no procedure that is foolproof. Even so, Mr Farber could be a late bloomer.
I'm no professor of anything, just a worker bee like most of us. But, after a decade or two, it becomes painfully obvious that the programming language is almost irrelevant. The success/failure of any project begins and ends with top management. Blaming the programming language, workers, or phase of the moon bespeaks inept leadership. Just my $0.02 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of john gilmore Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: California's COBOL payroll system My posting of Farber's comments on COBOL was of course a provocation, and he was certainly guilty of hyperbole: I personally know a number of unretired COBOL programmers. That conceded, Farber is not at idiot. Carnegie-Mellon has procedures in place to ensure that no idiot becomes a full professor of computer science. They are filtered out at lower ranks.John GilmoreAshland, MA 01721-1817USA _________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
