[Info-vax] Java on VMS, was: Re: So is there still a hobbyist program or not

[Scott Dorsey]

Bill Gunshannon  <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>I would disagree with that. The Custom Application was, in most
>cases, written to specifically match a business paradigm.  The
>typical canned package will require the business model to be
>modified to match the software.  That's like changing the design
>of your house to use nothing but nails because the builder doesn't
>have anything but hammers.

Modern canned business packages are configurable to the point where they
can be forced to match your business paradigm rather than trying to change
your business to match the software (as you might see in a small business
using a generic accounting package with no customization possible).

The problem with this is that a lot of skilled labour is needed to configure
it to make it work at all, and that labour needs to be done by people who
not only understand the business paradigm but have a detailed day to day
understanding of how every employee in the business works.
--scott
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