Re: The Future

You can download Visual Studio 2010 for 3 months use free. If your shop has
SQL Server make use of the SSRS reports services there. See if you can use
the system i data with it.
You can write apps using C# or VB.net (if no sql server then you can use
Mysql.)

You can aquire alot of knowledge this way.

If you want to look at existing apps, I can send them to you.

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Ryan Watkins <ryanwatkinsaz@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

Annual memberships to computing related communities like ACM
(http://www.acm.org) or IEEE Computer Society (http://www.computer.org)
will allow you to take their many on-line courses for free.

Ryan Watkins


Kelley Shaddrick wrote:

We've all read of the impending demise of RPG green screen programmers

(30+ years here). It has been suggested that we branch out into HTML, CSS,
Javascript, PHP, Java, XML, SQL, etc. The list appears to be endless. The
company I work for has NO interest in web based user interfaces. The folks
who work in the customer service, order entry, accounting, and shipping
areas have been here for years and years (they average 20+ years). They WANT
the old green screen interface.

The short story is there is no opportunity to learn any of these "new"

technologies here at work. Sure, I could grab one of the "learn (fill in the
blank) in 24 hours" books and create my own personal website. But, in past
experiences at job interviews, these kind of "development experiences" were
not viewed in a good light. The interviewer is looking for solid business
applications development in a business environment.

So, my question to all of you is, do you know of some kind of degree or

certification program offered by an accredited institution that one could go
through that would, with the previous 30+ years of developing business
applications, help to offset the "looking for business development
experience" issue?

Kelley

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