Having seen a beautifully orchestrated mainframe environment with loads of REXX and in-house assembler, it breaks my heart to see everything being wrapped up, exposing only a standardised API. Key word being standardised.
Devs change their preferences by the hour. What's cool today will be 'meh' to them in a year. Docker was cool when it came out, the more it becomes standardised, the duller its appeal gets, the more vendors we see crop up with their own solutions (our version of Kubernetes is the best!). I can't help but feel that the non-mainframe world is essentially re-inventing mainframe level of RAS with a self-imposed restriction that the components/parts have to be scrappier. (Hey, ignore that burning Intel server/failing VM, we've provisioned a new one to replace it!). (Oooh here's an error in one of the Go libraries that was used to build HashiCorp Nomad or some such; No worries!, redeploying lol) z/OS has a lot of history to it and sure, if one were to rewrite it today, it will be a lot leaner (at the cost of backward compatibility). I would rather re-build z/OS from scratch (before IBM's core z/OS programmers/developers/architects retire) dropping some level of backward compat, and using C/C++/assembler to directly hook the new APIs to core z/OS components, rather than Frankenstein-ing it with z/OSMF and Zowe. A well-written assembler is probably miles better than layers upon layers of make-up. – Vignesh Mainframe Infrastructure -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of scott Ford Sent: 07 January 2019 17:18 To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Zowe? All good points in this discussion. My problem is convincing Management that Mainframe Technology is still good and current, etc., etc., Scott On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 12:08 PM Jerry Whitteridge <[email protected]> wrote: > There are times I really wish for a like button > > Jerry Whitteridge > Delivery Manager / Mainframe Architect GTS - Safeway Account > 602 527 4871 Mobile > [email protected] > > IBM Services > > IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on > 01/04/2019 11:47:33 PM: > > > From: Tom Conley <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 01/04/2019 11:47 PM > > Subject: Re: Zowe? > > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > I like "Zowie!", followed by "Biff!", and then "Pow!" > > > > Regards, > > Tom Conley > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- *IDMWORKS * Scott Ford z/OS Dev. “By elevating a friend or Collegue you elevate yourself, by demeaning a friend or collegue you demean yourself” www.idmworks.com [email protected] Blog: www.idmworks.com/blog *The information contained in this email message and any attachment may be privileged, confidential, proprietary or otherwise protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this message and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and permanently delete it from your computer and destroy any printout thereof.* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN MARKSANDSPENCER.COM ________________________________ Unless otherwise stated above: Marks and Spencer plc Registered Office: Waterside House 35 North Wharf Road London W2 1NW Registered No. 214436 in England and Wales. Telephone (020) 7935 4422 Facsimile (020) 7487 2670 www.marksandspencer.com Please note that electronic mail may be monitored. This e-mail is confidential. If you received it by mistake, please let us know and then delete it from your system; you should not copy, disclose, or distribute its contents to anyone nor act in reliance on this e-mail, as this is prohibited and may be unlawful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
