Fred Taylor wrote: > I'd been working as professional programmer in mostly Fortran for about 5 > years when I first had to do a data job in dBase][ in 1984. From there to > dBaseIII, then someone suggested FoxBase. Did that and SCO FoxBase for > years, and never looked back. From SBT roots on both DOS and XENIX, worked > on TIW WorkShop for many years moving it from DOS, to WIN, to VFP versions. > VFP programming for a call center for a few years, then some contract work > for the US Bankruptcy courts. Currently still have a 9-5 working in VFP, > and doing side work in all Fox versions. Managed to keep steady work for > most of the years in Fox. Never had the time to get a degree, had been > going to school for architecture when the computer bug for software bit in > 1979. Seriously looking at Python as I've got a long way to go before I can > retire. Retire, yeah right. Some kinda cruel joke, I'll have to work for > 20 years after I die. > LOL Only 20? Lucky bastard!
I was coding COBOL and.... cbasic(?) at the time (still remember we coded on paper and asked for some time at the machine to type it in and get the error messages from the compiler and back to paper), when I got this contract for the biggest bank alarm company here, developing administrative software. My partner introduced me to DBaseII. Then kept working 9 to 5 there for a lot of years passing through foxpro and vfp. Then was hired by a manager in the national airline company (they couldn't get the proper attention from their own systems management) to do a couple of big systems. Never had formal training, I studied physics for a couple of years but abandoned for some adventure (I was young then) and when I came back got hooked in this computer gig. Some 20 years ago went back to university for a year but got bored and got out, guess I should have chosen software engineering instead of computer science, but I didn't know better then. In 2000 I was working for a finance company and earning good money but got this yachting itch and quit my job, sold everything (was living in a sail boat then) to go to England do a one year boat building course. When I got back the country was in economic chaos, but eventually managed to get a gig in this big company a couple of days a week, now I'm doing 5 days a week 9 to 6. Lately had to train myself in a language I really hate (but was required by management) and do small stuff in VFP. But the money is good. Training myself in python and dabo and looking for a chance to introduce the language in the company. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
