> By working on mainframe systems newbies will learn the correct IT discipline for managing mission critical software. I've spent my whole career avoiding miss

> By working on mainframe systems newbies will learn the correct IT discipline for managing mission critical software. I've spent my whole career avoiding mission critical software development: basically if it flies, runs in a hospital or alerts Hawaii of nuclear attack I don't want to touch it. Some people have the mindset, some don't. I think it's very valuable to know which you are.