Mack Altman III
2015-10-23 22:29:34 UTC
Each time I come to this group, I find myself less optimistic than I came here. Usually, it's to find how others have approached the same situations. However, I couldn't help but ask myself on this visit, "Will VMS be a part of the future?"
Personally, I started learning Linux around the age of 13 as that's when I started designing (not much to develop then) web sites. However, I didn't hear about VMS until 2008. There has only been one company that I have worked for that had VMS; and I never heard about VMS in college. I am aware that many of the staple industries have used the OS (e.g. finance, medical, transportation), but I am also aware that many have been converting.
It seems VSI is holding onto keeping it a closed source, and I can't help but wonder why. I say this with the greatest respect, but I feel it's truthfully killing the OS. The only reason the WWW became what it is today is the open format. Millennials are rising and they all want to "do it themselves" because they feel they can "Google it" and know everything. What's working for Linux is the ability for all of them to find that information quickly, test it out, and tinker with it.
So, why should one use VMS? Why not use Linux over VMS?
I believe the answer in the past was to choose VMS because the on staff programmer already had everything working for them and that was something they were used to. However, it's easy to prove how quick you can install a third-party API or programming language on a cloud VPS and start programming an application within minutes thanks to companies, like DigitalOcean, Linode, and Vultr.
Personally, I don't understand what benefit the VMS OS offers over Linux or Windows. I feel at least Windows provides a GUI; although, I'd enjoy Linux any day over Windows. And VMS is behind in almost every version of programming language unless you utilize a third-party installation (so again, why not Linux if there's no difference?).
For the VMS-lovers out there, we run InterSystems Cache on VMS every day. And I've been pondering for years why we haven't switched it to a Linux system. The only reason I've ever gotten is, well that's just always what we have had. So, please don't think I'm bashing the OS at all. For those that have it, I've heard their passionate about it, but that's not an atmosphere for growth. Unless the client using it grows (which in my experience people are using Linux more often now), the revenue streams I would imagine are stagnating.
Personally, I started learning Linux around the age of 13 as that's when I started designing (not much to develop then) web sites. However, I didn't hear about VMS until 2008. There has only been one company that I have worked for that had VMS; and I never heard about VMS in college. I am aware that many of the staple industries have used the OS (e.g. finance, medical, transportation), but I am also aware that many have been converting.
It seems VSI is holding onto keeping it a closed source, and I can't help but wonder why. I say this with the greatest respect, but I feel it's truthfully killing the OS. The only reason the WWW became what it is today is the open format. Millennials are rising and they all want to "do it themselves" because they feel they can "Google it" and know everything. What's working for Linux is the ability for all of them to find that information quickly, test it out, and tinker with it.
So, why should one use VMS? Why not use Linux over VMS?
I believe the answer in the past was to choose VMS because the on staff programmer already had everything working for them and that was something they were used to. However, it's easy to prove how quick you can install a third-party API or programming language on a cloud VPS and start programming an application within minutes thanks to companies, like DigitalOcean, Linode, and Vultr.
Personally, I don't understand what benefit the VMS OS offers over Linux or Windows. I feel at least Windows provides a GUI; although, I'd enjoy Linux any day over Windows. And VMS is behind in almost every version of programming language unless you utilize a third-party installation (so again, why not Linux if there's no difference?).
For the VMS-lovers out there, we run InterSystems Cache on VMS every day. And I've been pondering for years why we haven't switched it to a Linux system. The only reason I've ever gotten is, well that's just always what we have had. So, please don't think I'm bashing the OS at all. For those that have it, I've heard their passionate about it, but that's not an atmosphere for growth. Unless the client using it grows (which in my experience people are using Linux more often now), the revenue streams I would imagine are stagnating.