> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Booher > Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 5:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IBM driving mainframe systems programmers into the ground > > Well, without us Sysprogs, to whom would everyone "pass the buck"? > > Dave Booher > > *My opinions strictly my own
The vendor. The super techies will just need to be vendor employees. Somebody must write the new OS level code. Or perhaps computers will somehow morph into self programming systems (yeah, right?). Application programmers will still need to understand the language(s) and application subject matter, but not necessarily the underpinnings. Unless the "desktop" evolves in such a way that the end users can actually write their own application system level code. (not likely?). One way that this is evolving now is in "mashups". The users don't really program, but can cross connect web enabled data streams in ways that they need. But I don't know how they would do something like insurance claims processing type applications. Perhaps the really heavy techies will go embedded. That is a very difficult level due to the restrictions on the hardware and response time needs. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
