Lessons Learned
More seasoned mainframers advise their younger selves and Generation Z
workers
http://destinationz.org/Mainframe-Solution/Trends/Lessons-Learned
http://tinyurl.com/gpdrxbb
Time travel is a science fiction literature staple, from “Back to the
Future” and “Terminator” film franchises back to works by Robert A.
Heinlein and other classics. But there's always the paradox challenge:
if someone travels back in time, they risk changing things so
dramatically that they wouldn't exist in future time to go back to
change things. One Heinlein story describes—and diagrams—relationships
in the story “All You Zombies.” A Washington Post opinion piece
describes time travel's history (in fiction, of course) and suggests
that it's ultimately sought to provide immortality.
Though even z Systems can't provide actual temporal relocation, it's
interesting to consider what advice mainframe professionals would give
their younger selves if the opportunity existed. And veterans' wisdom
applies to Generation Z. Best to receive it now, rather than in 30 years
when someone else asks what advice they'd give to their younger selves
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Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc. [email protected]
3401 Silver Maple Place, Falls Church, VA 22042 (703) 204-0433
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gabegold Twitter: GabeG0
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