Re: How/where is the action? Or is there any?

> Sometimes I think about teaching a week class for AS/400 programmers on
> Java...
Please do... It is the gaps between a few classes at Common, or web once a
week classes, or trying to learn late at night, never quite getting to the
point of knowing enough to create a usable project.
jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristen Henry" <klhnry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Consulting on the iSeries / AS400'" <consult400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:02 AM
Subject: RE: [Consult400] How/where is the action? Or is there any?


> Hi,
>
> Well, I spent 2 years studying nights and weekends to learn Java related
> things while I was still on the AS/400 doing RPG ILE.
>
> I also took 5 weeks of classes at Sun on all the Java topics that
> related to what I was interested in doing.
>
> You have to take the introductory classes, and then get some experience.
> I was fortunate to have a client that included me in their first
> Java/AS/400 WebSphere project.
>
> >From there, it was lucky breaks maybe, but I am on the forefront of best
> practices now and have some major clients, where I give there projects
> planning, direction, and do the development.
>
> I did many presentations to AS/400 User Groups and to Common on learning
> the new technologies.  One presentation is "A Day in the Life of a
> WebSphere Developer", another is "AS/400 Legacy Integration" and
> "Running Tomcat on the AS/400".  I also ran the Java Labs at Common with
> Don Denoncourt.
>
> Sometimes I think about teaching a week class for AS/400 programmers on
> Java...
>
> Kristen
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: consult400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:consult400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frank Reiss
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 9:28 PM
> To: Consulting on the iSeries / AS400
> Subject: RE: [Consult400] How/where is the action? Or is there any?
>
> So what is the best approach? What should I learn?
>
> Kristen Henry <klhnry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Ditto, with J2EE Java and
> Legacy Integration... 17 years S/36, S/38/,
> AS/400 and 5 years Java. I wish I was 3 people.
>
> Kristen
>
> Kristen Henry
> 303-883-0144
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: consult400-bounces+klhnry=bonchien.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:consult400-bounces+klhnry=bonchien.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Bud Roble
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 10:30 AM
> To: 'Consulting on the iSeries / AS400'
> Subject: RE: [Consult400] How/where is the action? Or is there any?
>
> You need to broaden your horizons beyond the iSeries if you want to
> remain
> busy with contract work. I started on the System 3 years ago, moved
> through the S34/36/38/AS400. For years and years I was always able to
> work
> every hour I had available and more. I saw the market changing and
> started
> to train myself in the Microsoft Development tools, VB, Access, SQL
> Server.
> I still have iSeries accounts but more and more, my work is Microsoft
> centric. The last year, I've been busier than ever in my 30 year
> career.
>
>
>
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