Hi! Good to know that someone is thinking of the same thing as I do. I‘m sure that an experienced AS/400 programmer will find a job in Canada, sooner or later. But I worry about the future of such a career. By the way, have you received your LP?
-flyhigh(flyer);
2001-3-6(#30653@0)
I got the lp. It is good to begin new technologyJava is still a good chice
-christinee(小熊);
2001-3-7{26}(#30952@0)
Congratulations! Good luck!
-flyhigh(flyer);
2001-3-8(#31256@0)
You may count the AS/390 and AS/Box in Canada.That there are opportunities does not mean you can get a job. That your friend got an As/400 job does not mean you will get a job.
On the other hand, if you transit to other fields such as Java, but with a strong background of AS boxes, you will have more opportunites. IT professionals should always be ready to learn new technologies until they quit.
Indeed, Java was overheated last year. In any case, Java has a very strong industry momentum and it can offer people more opportunites.
-jabber(jabber);
2001-3-6{499}(#30669@0)
Thank you, Jabber. Could you tell me what AS/Box is? I'm embarassed that although I've been working with IBM technologies for years, I've never heard of that box before.
-flyhigh(flyer);
2001-3-7(#30993@0)
Sorry for my typos...In the English communities, people usually talk abou the computers
using the following words: computer, machine, box..... For instance,
people may say " We have two AIX boxes". In my above posting, I made some typos. What I really meant is AS/390 and AS/400 boxes.
Indeed, AS/390 and AS/400 are still being used. But they are not in the mainstream. If you stick to AS/390 and AS/400, your road will be very narrow.
Sorry again for my misleading typos.
-jabber(jabber);
2001-3-7{465}(#31014@0)
Thank you for your patience. No sorry please.
-flyhigh(flyer);
2001-3-8(#31252@0)
And how about DB2 and SQL? I'm rather farmiliar with them. Are they useful in the Java world? Thanks a lot.
-flyhigh(flyer);
2001-3-7(#30994@0)
DB2 is an IBM main product so it is popular.But you should not stick to a specific platform, in particular, to Windows. I guess you meant MS SQL server by SQL here. Of course, MS SQL server has some shares in the market.
-jabber(jabber);
2001-3-7{179}(#31015@0)
I use the AS/400 version of DB2. We use SQL statements when writing server side programs, like stored procedures and triggers. We call it embeded SQL. I think it is just like using SQL in Java.
-flyhigh(flyer);
2001-3-8(#31253@0)
Jabber, would you mind give me some tips on AS/390?I am an IBM fan. I know some IBM products: OS/390 MVS/ESA VSE/ESA DOS/VS OS/360 VM (ON S/390 ES/9000 3090 4381 S/360 etc.) AIX (ON RS/6000) OS/400 (ON AS/400) OS/2 and PC-DOC( ON PC) but never heard of AS/390. Jabber, would you mind give me some tips on it?
-mvs(os/390);
2001-3-7{258}(#31042@0)
Should be OS/390. You are an expert. Don't tease me, please.There are a lot of mistakes in my postings. Thank you for pciking up the bugs. Sometimes, a simple typo can lead to a very absurd mistake.
Thank you again.
-jabber(jabber);
2001-3-7{161}(#31053@0)
By the way, this reminds me of a mistake I often committed two years ago:
I used to type "she" as "he"!
-jabber(jabber);
2001-3-7(#31055@0)
AS/400 Era at its end!! u r right, pick up smth new, leading edge. AS/Box is kind of nickname for IBM midrange.
-guest:AS400;
2001-3-7(#30995@0)
Nick name! Was I kind of foolish? hehe!
-flyhigh(flyer);
2001-3-7(#31009@0)