Re: Recommendations for a newcomer?

[Sam_L <lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clay,

Also learn as much SQL as you can.  Works great on the iSeries and has a 
degree of portability to other platforms. You can use the green screen, 
but better is a GUI client--SQuirreL is a good one and is open source 
and free.

Sam


On 5/14/2013 11:58 AM, Clay B Carley wrote:
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> I'm not just out of school, but in my mid 30's and have been working 
> with Linux systems for quite a while now.  I've got some background 
> with C/C++ (and Pascal "back in the day") but now working in the NOC 
> for a local service provider, Sonic.net, in Santa Rosa, CA.  In the 
> NOC, I don't get to practice my programming much if at all, although 
> have been doing some bash scripting here & there to make my job easier.
>
> There was 1 AS/400 job locally listed a month or two ago; a part time 
> system operations position at Korbel.  These jobs do seem few and far 
> between in this area, no doubt, but I'm willing to wait & see what may 
> turn up.  Having collocation here at Sonic, there's not only a few 
> customer iSeries machines but even one S/390, so I know they are "here".
>
> As to where I'm picking up these skills... I've been purchasing books 
> since acquiring the 170 I found locally on craigslist.  It may not be 
> the fastest system, but I'm enjoying learning about all of the built 
> in functionality that the system and OS brings. Honestly, CL seems 
> pretty straightforward, COBOL doesn't appear to be too difficult, but 
> I'm still getting through RPG.
>
> Thanks,
> Clay Carley