Jon, maybe you didn't mean to but this is a bait-and-switch. You baited them with "...for more control". When Mr Spiegel questioned that and asked for specifics, you offered something else entirely: Unix is more challenging, and there was a claim that it's superior.
--- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* Realism demands that we face the good along with the bad. In spite of all reductionist theories of human motives, we heartily love mercy, gallantry, beauty, heroism and nobility. -Joseph Sobran, 1998 */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jon Perryman Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 15:42 ....Is cobol bringing in top computer professionals because of the challenges it poses? Who was it that convinced companies to switch from MVS to Unix because it is superior? Do you consider Unix files superior when they haven't changed since they were first conceived? Programmers flee to Unix because it offers real computer challenges instead of z/OS forcing them to focus on the business. > --- On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 03:09:33 AM PDT, David Spiegel wrote: > You said: "...Programmers leave z/OS for Unix in order to be in full > control. I have not once heard any programmer leave for more control. > Could this be a west-coast specific mentality? ... It would not be surprising. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
