Timothy Sipples wrote:
Bill and I have fun (and ultimately academic) debates on this point. :-)
My view: if it's easier to explain to the boss that a specialty engine is
an "accelerator," go right ahead. It's a reasonable way to think about its
impact. If you Google "zAAP" (or "zIIP") and "accelerator" you'll get
plenty of hits.
It is a method to cheat your boss. Usually I have to "un-cheat" management:
He: "Radoslaw, why don't you buy zIIP or zAAP? It will speed-up our
production!"
Me: "No sir, it won't".
He: "How is it possible? Do we have DB2? I KNOW WE DO! So, why don't you
use DB2 accelerator?"
Me: "No sir, we have DB2, but zIIP won't help us".
He: "What??? Do you want to say they lied? Do IBMers lie? Isn't zIIP for
DB2?"
Me: "Well, they didn't lie, BUT..."
...
It's a little bit easier with JAVA, because it's simpler to explain (or
understand) that our JAVA apps run on other platforms.
As a sum up "specialty" is a kind of euphemism. The word doesn't lie,
but it suggests untrue features.
--
Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
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118.642.672 zote i zosta w caoci wpacony.
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