> On Mon, May 11, 1998 at 01:46:46PM -0700, Kathy E. Gill wrote:
> > ECONOMIST PREDICTS Y2K PROBLEM WILL CAUSE RECESSION
>
> This hysteria over Y2K is getting tiresome. I'm not talking
> about you Kathy, but about all these suits on the lecture circuit
> and book tours making a fortune over what is essentially an
> easy-to-understand, easy-to-fix, trivial buglet. Most of the
> anxious hand-wringing that's going on is coming from people
> so far back in the dark ages that they're still running Cobol,
> for crying out loud -- an indication that they have far *worse*
> problems than dealing with Y2K issues.
Well, some of it may sound overblown, and some is. But... it is not
trivial.
* Much of the code is badly written in the first place
* Much of the documentation was badly done, if at all
* The writers have left
* Compiler leases may have expired
* Compilers were upgraded, and the code might not even compile
* Date assumptions will not be the same for all date fields
(E. G. birth date will not change.)
Then there are a few questions...
* Should the programs continue to handle both data formats?
* Should conversion utilities be written?
* Should old media be re-used, or generate new media
(E.G. old tapes to CD-ROM's?)
However, most people will use common sense and the stores will not
close, neither will the banks.
> Nor would it line the pockets of the pundits and overpriced
> Y2K consultants.
SIgh... I have this Y2K tool... but I just don't know how to sell
it.
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