Mark Schettenhelm

Jan 14, 2025 | s7280.pcdn.co | Mark Schettenhelm

The mainframe industry has always struggled with balancing resource costs against developer productivity. Today’s debate about the cost of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) mirrors past discussions about developer practices and compile time, but with much higher stakes for business competitiveness. Compiles were once considered expensive, so a developer would sit at their desk for an hour or more reviewing their code to make sure that all errors were resolved before compiling again.

Jan 14, 2025 | bmc.com | Mark Schettenhelm

The mainframe industry has always struggled with balancing resource costs against developer productivity. Today’s debate about the cost of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) mirrors past discussions about developer practices and compile time, but with much higher stakes for business competitiveness. Compiles were once considered expensive, so a developer would sit at their desk for an hour or more reviewing their code to make sure that all errors were resolved before compiling again.

Nov 12, 2024 | bmc.com | Mark Schettenhelm

Car mechanics are all about their tools. Their biggest expense when starting a repair shop is building a toolchest with tools that make the difference between a difficult job and one that is easy. A new miracle tool that will save time on projects and still produce quality results will make their day—and they will tell their peers all about it. Developers, does this sound familiar? Developers also compare tools and tricks, looking for ways to produce quality code faster.

Nov 11, 2024 | s7280.pcdn.co | Mark Schettenhelm

Car mechanics are all about their tools. Their biggest expense when starting a repair shop is building a toolchest with tools that make the difference between a difficult job and one that is easy. A new miracle tool that will save time on projects and still produce quality results will make their day—and they will tell their peers all about it. Developers, does this sound familiar? Developers also compare tools and tricks, looking for ways to produce quality code faster.

Mar 27, 2024 | blogs.bmc.com | Mark Schettenhelm

Sometimes, old-time mainframers get together and talk about the good old days. I was there; those days weren’t so good. I started out in college learning to be very proficient with a key punch machine; I was ecstatic when I was able to get access to an IBM® 3270 and enter my code and have it stored on disk. It was the first example I had of not accepting the status quo and being open to new technologies that would make my job easier.