Re: maintaining skills

[Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

>  would like to know also is there any place 
> (website), where I could practice coding 
> Ex: (RPG, DDS, CL) to keep my skills 
> fresh while I am looking?

Try http://www.netshare400.com/

Seriously consider working in Java as well as OS400.  Being able to do
web stuff AND talk to the back end may be what puts you in another
job.  You can set up your own web server (Apache) and servlet engine
(Tomcat) with free downloads.  That helps keep costs low, but remember
that every 12 year old and up is doing the same thing, so don't expect
to make a million with Java/web skills alone.  I honestly think that
an RPG programmer who knows the web is better than an RPG guy alone
and better than a Java guy alone.

My humble tuppence.
  --buck