Re: Lansa

[HAVEAJOB@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 3/18/99 11:49:01 AM Central Standard Time,
Lise.Driggers@sonus.com writes:

<< I am returning to the 400 world after staying home with my children.  I
keep
 hearing that Lansa is the future.  Any opinions out there?  
 
 I have seen some of it and have not been impressed so far.  
 
 If not Lansa, where should I focus my training.  I am currently an RPG III
 coder.
 
 
 Lise Driggers >>

Ms. Driggers:

Lansa would certainly not be a BAD direction to take but I think you might
find that future opportunities will pay well but be fewer in quantity.  In my
experience, Lansa has an excellent reputation but its usage is not as widely
spread.  Your own career factors should be looked at carefully, i.e., what is
most important to you?  As an exercise, you might rank the following in order
of importance to you
- advancement/professional development
- money
- challenges
- security
- location
and then relate the factors to your background and interests professionally.

Here's an example of what I mean...say you become a Lansa expert.  You will
earn a higher salary and have more job security as long as Lansa is accepted
and utilized by the midrange comunity.  However, you might not have as wide a
choice of work locations as you might if you concentrated on another area of
programming or development.  Also, if the position entails "putting out fires"
by being the Lansa go-to person, you may not find it personally challenging.

Based on client feedback, I would suggest that you update general development
and programming skills...developing RPG4 and ILE skills first will provide a
strong foundation and then I would  maybe look at trying to get specific
training on a more widely used or up-and-coming package (pick one from a large
group, maybe Domino/400, JBA, Lansa, etc).  This will provide more job
opportunity in almost any area of the country by traveling this career path.

Just my 2 cents...comments and feedback to me either from the Midrange-L forum
or personally would be appreciated.  Regards - 

Dave Brown
Search Professionals, Inc.
888-917-1112
haveajob@aol.com

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