Comment Re:A rare topic (Score 1) 903
Not a lousy idea in many cases. They want to be able to use the Main Frame content in some other areas but there are no interfaces. In order to have some interface they would need to use newer technology with older technology and they would rather hire people to manually cut & paste which causes more work than necessary.
UPS is big on training people and expecting people to go to classes every year. The skill set and training is there if they wish to use it. I completely re-wrote a number of systems with newer technology & algorithms. It was much more efficient than what was there (both speed and memory) but they chose to not use it because it was not consistent with other code there and in one case used the "too edgy" .NET.
Just one of many reasons companies like FedEX and DHL have much more momentum.
UPS is big on training people and expecting people to go to classes every year. The skill set and training is there if they wish to use it. I completely re-wrote a number of systems with newer technology & algorithms. It was much more efficient than what was there (both speed and memory) but they chose to not use it because it was not consistent with other code there and in one case used the "too edgy"
Just one of many reasons companies like FedEX and DHL have much more momentum.
