We still have a bit of it left on an old VM system.
We used to fly a guy in from Seattle to keep it limping along, but they've finally decided to go build something modern (ie. half as efficient at 5x the cost)
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We still have a bit of it left on an old VM system.
We used to fly a guy in from Seattle to keep it limping along, but they've finally decided to go build something modern (ie. half as efficient at 5x the cost)
We still have a bit of it left on an old VM system.
We used to fly a guy in from Seattle to keep it limping along, but they've finally decided to go build something modern (ie. half as efficient at 5x the cost)
That last sentence in brackets should be tattooed on the forehead of every CIO (or whatever he/she is called in each particular company). Unless there is a compelling reason to transition to a new platform, the costs are often insurmountable, with overruns, board resignations and general chaos as the result.
We've worked a fair bit with leveraging 'big metal' systems to intra/internet(s), and in most cases all you need is glue to scale it up.
Ruby programmers
Although about 6 years late to this debate .... its still relevant ! SO .....
Im guessing we feel superior, because Ruby feels extremely empowering, like you can do anything, and fairly easily ... that may be an augmented reality, but if it is, we can always just monkey patch reality with our own awesomeness ;-)
Although about 6 years late to this debate .... its still relevant ! SO .....
Im guessing we feel superior, because Ruby feels extremely empowering, like you can do anything, and fairly easily ... that may be an augmented reality, but if it is, we can always just monkey patch reality with our own awesomeness ;-)
There was a place that called me for an interview who exclusively uses VB
It was a state job. I was surprised that was still used.
That's funny! So if I'm an Access VBA/AutoLISP/SQLite developer with exposure to Visual Basic and in interest in C but who's learning Objective-C where do I fit into the hierarchy?
It doesn't matter what language you use. Whats important is how much you get paid. Knowing a language will not pay your bills. Good programmers will get paid well for their efforts.
I didn't even know there was actually and ADA programmers out there anymore. I went to school at a college which had close ties to NASA, so they really pushed ADA. I ended up working at NASA for about 7 years right out of school and never once saw a line of ADA code.
I work on a NASA project now and we're entirely Ruby/Rails save for any legacy Java still around.