I just finished writing a new semi-technical paper, "Creating Modern Business Computer Applications on z/OS". (The subtitle is: "It's Not Rocket Science, But It's Not Easy".)
This paper is an attempt to point out how even fundamental products (ISPF, Assembler, COBOL, and more) have changed and why an organization needs to upgrade the skills of their people. "I don't need to train my people in that: they already know it," is simply no longer true. The motivation for an organization is to be able to create quality, modern applications on z/OS, because there is payback to the bottom line for doing so. Part of my personal motivation for writing this is we came across an organization (a medium sized insurance company based in the US Midwest) who told us, "We don't need training: we haven't changed the way we operate in 30 years." I was stunned. So this is perhaps an alternative to an airplane magazine article. This paper... * takes a brief look at some of the latest kinds of applications you can run on z/OS today * discusses the characteristics of a business computer application * looks at the skills needed by developers to be able to create modern business computer applications * talks briefly about some ways to get those skills to developers Hope you find it intriguing / useful. Locate it at http://www.trainersfriend.com/General_content/Book_site.htm#mod -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques ==> Ask about being added to our opt-in list: <== ==> * Early announcement of new courses <== ==> * Early announcement of new techincal papers <== ==> * Early announcement of new promotions <== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
