Posted by Mike on Friday, December 17, 2010 - 324 views
I’ve been waiting 28 years to see if the other shoe would ever drop on the Tron universe. It has, and the result is visually stunning, intellectually engaging and emotionally exhausting.
As you might imagine, Tron: Legacy, which opens Friday, was a must-see movie for me. When the original Tron came out in 1982, I had just begun working as a mainframe systems programmer. I’d been working with computers for a decade, first in school and then professionally, so I knew a fair bit about them. Tron fascinated me because it was the first attempt to show what happens inside a computer. In doing so, it pushed the boundaries of filmmaking, both technically and artistically, in just about every way imaginable.
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Posted by Mike on Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 151 views
It’s the mid-1970s, and this programmer pilot fish works for an IT service provider that supports several big insurance companies.
“We ran a huge (at that time) mainframe and a nationwide network and, of course, a large computer room,” says fish.
Read the rest of the Shark Tank here.
Posted by Mike on Monday, July 19, 2010 - 206 views
“(If) you’re a COBOL (common business-oriented language) programmer,” working with an old programming language, “you’ll have a harder time finding a job because there’s not as much demand for that as a web or .net developer.”
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 471 views
“Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.”
(illustration by programmers of the 1970s, showing difficulty of programming idioms logically)
Posted by Mike on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 529 views
* When something goes ‘blooie’, check the physical layer first!!
* As a programmer, I was under the mistaken impression that not documenting something amounted to job security. No more. Document, and keep it updated!
* As good as your skills may be, working with your peers will make everybody better.
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 624 views
Considering these challenges, one is not surprised whenever a cobol programmer decides to stick with legacy programming skills.
That is why I am dedicating this post to helping cobol mainframe programmers transition their skills or careers. READ MORE
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 356 views
There are bold programmers, but no old programmers — the reasons for this reality aren’t simple age discrimination
The Net is rife with mainframe operators and Cobol pros who will tell you that they got into IT for love of the challenge or subject. It was passion-driven. … READ MORE
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Posted by Mike on Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 354 views
But when I started, all one needed was the ability to write a little COBOL. Everything else, such as personality defects & poor social skills were overlooked. Certification has helped me – by backing up limited experience (SOA & MQ). … READ MORE
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