RE: AS/400 RPG Certification Test

This thread has been very interesting.  I will be completing my BS degree in
January.  I have been in the AS/400 industry for 20 years.  I have been
trying to decide what my next "educational" step will be.  I am having a
difficult time make the decision.  I have four alternatives.  1.  Learn RPG
IV and get my IBM certification; 2.  Learn JAVA which would give me an
inroad to Lotus Notes programming and thereby make me more marketable; 3.
Learn more about JD Edwards and get a JDE technical certificate; 4.  Get a
Masters degree.
        Decision, decisions.  Does anyone have any thoughts?  Thanks in advance.

Eric Kempter
Director of MIS
CommAir Mechanical Services

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 1998 12:27 PM
To: Charles L. Massoglia
Cc: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: AS/400 RPG Certification Test




Charlie...

I totally agree with you.  I would go a step further.  When I saw the RPG
and systems admin cert questions it just hit me that it had been written
by someone that was HEAVILY "coached" by a sales type.

The questions on the systems admin cert test were missing just too many of
the basic "how do you REALLY run a shop" questions and too full of
questions that would (in my opinion) tend to lead one towards making that
call to their marketing rep du jour a bit sooner to order that upgrade...

The RPG exam was heavily tilted towards ILE...and in San Antonio's time
frame there's not alot of folks that have a REAL business reason to goto
ILE.  Ergo, someone's wanting to force ILE...and given what we know about
ILE, we're talking manditory system upgrades to push that puppy...  But
let's face it...people are still using what they have, especially getting
through this Y2K hump, and to convert to ILE as well on the fly is a bit
much...further, there's just no business reason to goto ILE just so you
can brag that you're running ILE...

Notice to all:  I have absolutely NO problems with the concepts of ILE.
So, save the flames!  :)

...back to the important stuff...FOOTBALL!  :)

Don in DC

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