Tom Marchant wrote:
Does anyone know when 3.4 was first introduced?
How about when the Workplace (3.11) was introduced?
There's a lack of credibility when people talk about 3.4 as an example
of using new features.
As to panels that pop up to tell me about new features, I find them
to be rather annoying. If they tell only about the changes since the
last release, they are of little value. How many of us migrate to
every new release? If they go back to far, there is too much
repetition. The time for me to effectively learn new features is not
when I begin using the tool for a particular purpose. I need to
explore the tool when I have a little more free time. Maybe
it's just me....
The reality is, most people seldom take the time
(or have the time, given the results of many
iterations of downsizing, layoffs, outsourcing
resulting in skeleton staffs carrying rather
full loads).
In the "golden days" (just 5 or 6 years ago,
even), many companies built in training time
as part of each IT employee's performance plan.
Now it's pretty much catch as catch can, and
it better be on your own time and dime.
I'd like to see some kind of balance between
the extremes, but I'm just goin' with the
reality flow these days.
-Steve Comstock
On Thu, 18 May 2006 16:12:56 +0000, Dave Salt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 05/15/2006
at 08:49 PM, Dave Salt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
My experience is that 90% of programmers use the upgraded ISPF/PDF
interface almost immediately after the new option is added to their
ISPF menu. The other 10% eventually come around, just as they
eventually came around to using ISPF option 3.4. Human nature is
such that if a tool is not only far more powerful than whatever they
were using before, but is also far easier to use, inertia is quickly
overcome.
From: "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
That's not my experience; I've seen all too many programmers ignoring
useful ISPF enhancements for many releases. In some cases they will
try them once they see[1] me using them, but in other cases they won't
because it's not what they're used to.
I think that's the key; the user has to 'see' the new
command/feature/option
in order to use it. For example, along comes a new release of ISPF with a
wonderful new command that can be used in edit called 'COMPARE'. However,
where does the user have to go to know this new command is available? Most
users don't read tutorials or new versions of the ISPF manuals. So, unless
they get training (Steve: your comments go here...)
thanks. didn't see this until it was in this reply.
you must be using the listserv instead of the mail list
(is that the way it works? I always get a little muddled
about that).
Anyway, for ISPF we have:
ISPF Update - 2 days; a fast path for
features update;
details:
http://www.trainersfriend.com/TSO_Clist_REXX_Dialog_Mgr/a634descrpt.htm
Advanced ISPF - 1 day; features that
are not normally
covered elsewhere
details:
http://www.trainersfriend.com/TSO_Clist_REXX_Dialog_Mgr/a635descrpt.htm
[snip]
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
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