Re: cobol code assessment


"Christopher Pomasl" <pomasl-NOSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.30.04.40.18.575020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:22:54 -0700, Christopher Pomasl wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:27:08 -0800, Alistair wrote:
>>>
>>
>> Ideally, then I want one person with ten years, one with 5 and any number
>> of a team with 2 or less.
>>
>> Chris
>
> BTW, It also depends on the project size, but I have a product with about
> 600 COBOL programs +30 ASM and Ideally it should have the team described
> above to upgrade against the changing environment(s) under which it must
> run. I am the sole developer and maintainer.
>
> Product requires OS390, Z/os, CICS, TSO, SPF, IMS, DB2, +other MVS
> utilities and subsystems. And must support all current versions.
>
> I could do a lot more with a larger team, but I get by with just myself.

Your comment reminded me of a man I once contracted for. He got very rich
from the efforts of our team but was loath to share any of this bounty. I
refused to do further work for him when the job finished, and we parted, not
amicably, but civilly.

Some years later I bumped into him in a bar in London and his scathing
greeting (in a loud voice, for the benefit of the people I was with) was:
"Oh, Hello, Peter... still a one man band are we?"

Without hesitation I replied: "Well, actually, X, I find it impossible to
get by with any less..." There was general laughter all round and he beat a
hasty retreat. I've never seen him since and never mourned the loss.

Pete.


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