Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:04:58 -0700
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From: Jeff Voeller <c-Jeff.Voeller@WCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: SAS/AF
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SAS/AFI hope AF is around for a while. There may be other
products/languages that can accomplish the same thing in the Unix/PC world,
but I don't think anything else can touch it on the mainframe. My job
consists largely of making impenetrable-to-normal-people mainframe tasks
user-friendly via SAS/AF and I love it!
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From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of Bosch,
Jules [PRDUS Non J&J]
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:46 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: SAS/AF
I am interested in looking at the future of SAS/AF and I am seeking comments
from anyone in the forum who can shed some light on the subject.
By way of background, in this forum it seems SAS/AF queries are few and far
between. (We had one his morning under the Subject: Scatter Control.) Is
this an indication that there is very little AF work being accomplished.
Or, are those doing the AF work so proficient with the product that they
have no need to query here? I know that V8.2 AF can be complex so I doubt
the latter is the case.
Further, in looking at DICE.COM, I see there are fourteen open positions
across America requiring SAS/AF skills (and some could be duplicates).
Again, could this be a valid indicator that the product is fading?
Finally, hearsay has it that AF will not be a part of V9.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
TIA.
Jules Bosch
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