| Date: | Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:02:41 -0700 |
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| Reply-To: | Mike Harris <mikeh@AMGEN.COM> |
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| Sender: | "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> |
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| From: | Mike Harris <mikeh@AMGEN.COM> |
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| Organization: | Amgen Inc. |
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| Subject: | Re: What do well-rounded SAS programmers need to know?? |
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To develop a valid system is to produce documented evidence that it meets it
prespecified requirements and continues to do so throughout its lifetime. You
cannot do that without a software development life cycle. Life cycles are the
heart and soul of valid systems.
Mike Harris
Jack Hamilton wrote:
> "Mike Harris" <mikeh@AMGEN.COM> wrote:
>
> >In my experience, many SAS
> >programmers are clueless about the application of a documented software
> >development life cycle to SAS programming. Without that, it is impossible to
> >build valid SAS systems.
>
> More difficult, perhaps, but not impossible.
>
> --
> JackHamilton@FirstHealth.com
> Development Manager, Technical Group
> METRICS Department, First Health
> West Sacramento, California USA
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