On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:34:22 -0500, Chase, John <[email protected]> wrote: <snip> > >To this day I have the impression that many "COBOL shops" actually >*fear* Assembler and/or anybody who professes even the slightest >proficiency with it. > > -jc-
IMO, most shops today fear any and all programmers who could be considered "above average", regardless of the language that they use. Why? Because their code will be harder to understand than the simple code written by less talented. That means that the code is more difficult, and thus expensive, to maintain. Today is the day of the "mediocre-ocaracy" instead of the "meritocracy". "Good enough" is better than "excellent". Because "excellent" costs more. And any pay back is long term, not short. "Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we change jobs and leave our junkie problems behind!" -- John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
