I got a bunch of leads

Post #20,359 by orion 12/5/01 3:41:19 PM Reply	I got a bunch of leads not paying as high as my last job, but enough that I may be able to keep the house if I cut back on spending a lot. A local supermarket where a friend of mine works, had told me about a web developer job. No other details, but I gave my resume to their HR department. I checked out their web site, which apparently uses Active Server Pages. I have had others, but they require VB and DB2 or some combintion of skills I have and skills I don't have. I have VB, but not DB2. Lots of jobs requiring Ration Rose and other things. Also VB and Java for some. Ho ho ho, here I go trying to learn new skills for Christmas! ;) *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #20,378 by a6l6e6x 12/5/01 5:11:01 PM Reply	Don't let DB2 scare you off. If you've used SQL with Access, as I believe you have, then you know quite a bit. You can learn the environment and tool stuff. All but the finer SQL points will match. Besides, a job that only uses what you know is not the best for your professional growth. Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Post #20,405 by orion 12/5/01 8:14:00 PM Reply	DB2 doesn't scare me off I could learn it, I have an open mind, it is just that they were looking for experience in it. I think at one time IBM offered a DB2 trial/demo for Linux, I should have taken them up on it back when. *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #20,432 by wharris2 12/5/01 10:51:05 PM Reply	Why should DB2 scare anyone off? It's a decent database. Has some neat E-Z-2-use front end tools, too. (But I've only seen it on NT, I'd rather have a real command line SQL interpreter than the touchy feely graphical stuff. :=) "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
Post #20,496 by nking 12/6/01 2:21:17 PM Reply	Just another SQL language to me I could learn it, give the time. Since I already know Oracle and SQL Server and MySQl it should be a snap to learn DB2.
Post #20,561 by wharris2 12/6/01 7:56:57 PM Reply	A snap? Naw, I don't think it'd quite be a snap, but it wouldn't be too hard. "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
Post #20,578 by a6l6e6x 12/6/01 9:06:08 PM Reply	Yeh, you get more money if it's not a snap. :) Alex Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

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