So I pointed you to the first link that I found which explained that it is a bad thing for organizations if success constantly depends on individual programmers overcoming difficult challenges.


Yes, I read it.
And yes, it is probably right.
But in my world, there is always a new and exciting problem to overcome.

On the other hand, I did something today that is the exact opposite of what is expected of me. I pitched keeping the mainframe for at LEAST another 3 years. Well, not exactly the current MF. One running under a Linux environment, emulating the mainframe hardware, running the real Z/OS operating system. Seem like the most cost effective way of dealing with the problem.

Scary.