Author: Robert Sample
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:42 pm (GMT 5.5)
Kerry: terminology is critical in IT where similar terms may mean very different things. The data displayed is NOT "packed" which has a specific meaning in mainframes. The data is non-display or binary but not packed decimal, which would be the implication of calling it "packed".
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TANSTAAFL
The first rule of code reuse is that the code needs to be worth re-using.
"We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil." -- Donald Knuth
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:42 pm (GMT 5.5)
Kerry: terminology is critical in IT where similar terms may mean very different things. The data displayed is NOT "packed" which has a specific meaning in mainframes. The data is non-display or binary but not packed decimal, which would be the implication of calling it "packed".
_________________
TANSTAAFL
The first rule of code reuse is that the code needs to be worth re-using.
"We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil." -- Donald Knuth