So very true, but since I can remember companies just wouldn't buy neat software/ hardware, they had to cost justify, especially when money was tight, like nowadays. I understand that, but there are better approaches and mouse traps to aid in productivity..
Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Apr 13, 2012, at 3:10 PM, "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of David Crayford >> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 1:51 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >> Subject: Re: Modernizing the BCP code ? > <snip> >> >> Thanks for the info! Seems like IBM are more interested in the >> middleware (Websphere!) then the OS! How does that make sense? > > That's where the money is. Now days, the hardware and the OS are mainly there > to support the applications. Which makes sense. To business people (the ones > who pay), all that is important are the results. They don't care how they get > them as long at they are correct, timely, and cost-effective. > > That's also why IBM's first requirement for an enhancement request is: > "Present a business case." I.e. how will implementing this make us more > money. That can be done in basicall two ways: (1) reduces cost; (2) increases > revenue. I think that's a big reason why IBM created PL/X. It is more > time-efficient to code in it than in HLASM, and likely more likely to be > correct. Which reduces cost to produce the software. It also makes it faster > and more reliable to make changes. More reliabe software is cost effective > because it reduces the amount of money needed to maintain it. How much money > would be saved if every program in existance ran according to spec, so that > the only time it was every modified is when it had to be improved. > > I know that Java is interpreted (byte code) with a JIT. I wish that I could > somehow use the JIT to produce a native program object. Why? Because then > every language which produces JVM byte code could be used to produce z/OS > executables. And the compilation to a class file could be done on any system, > not just z/OS. > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
