Re: Newbie Questions

[Pat Barber <MBOCEANSIDE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glenn Gundermann wrote:
> 
> I didn't want to say anthing but since you asked ......
> 
> I personally don't think the latest set of newbie questions belong here. 
> 
> At the last insurance company I worked for, we hired a graduate from school 
>that
> didn't know an AS/400 from an NT Server and never looked at clp, rpg, etc.  He
> dived into the ATS courses we had and the manuals and he never asked me any 
>basic
> questions forget about sending an e-mail message to a public forum like this.

Couple of Points:

1. If the above person didn't ask any questions, he didn't understand 
   the problem.....

2. If ATS was his only source of training,,, he was in sad shape......
   It is a good source of very basic information, but NOTHING replaces
   somebody with experience showing you "how"...

3. Learning the basic rules of RPG,CL,etc... are simple enough, but
system
   and program design ONLY come from experience.... from somebody
else.....
   NO books or courses will show you the way......

4. If learning new things, styles, "tricks" aren't the major thrust of
this
   list, what is it ?

5. A good bit of what is really shared here, is "experience"... from
   all levels and many different perspectives.....
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