IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> wrote on 07/24/2013 10:48:55 PM:
> From: scott <svet...@ameritech.net> > The problem isn't the code, it's 1) The documentation for it - > explaining how it was built, what was in it, and how it works - > disappeared long ago. 2) Significant parts of the code have been > ?corrupted.? 3) ?As time passes, the pool of COBOL expertise dwindles.? > 4) The political will and military bureaucracy is not there. it is not just military, any bureaucracy that has hardening of the communication and/or cranial arteries. search Internet for blamestorming. aversion to change is sometimes rooted in fear. real change is radical, i.e. it goes to the roots (Latin radix, radicis for root) ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
