There is a common saying, "those who do, do; those who can't, teach".....
I've worked in an academic environment for 21 years (this hitch) Len Rugen "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." - Yogi Berra -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: California's COBOL payroll system 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

