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Sent from my iPad On Jul 25, 2013, at 10:26 PM, "Steve Comstock" <st...@trainersfriend.com> wrote: > On 7/25/2013 6:57 AM, Alan Atkinson wrote: >> Share.org >> They run (or did a couple of years ago when I last went to one) classes in >> ISPF that are quite informative. > > Do you mean IPCS? > > > -Steve Comstock > > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] >> On Behalf Of Don V Nielsen >> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:45 AM >> To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >> Subject: Re: 3 job openings for mainframe Assembler/C programmers, dump >> readers >> >> Where might one one find good instruction on how to read a dump? This is >> probably my poorest skill and I should be better at it. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:46 PM, William H. Blair >> <wmhbl...@comcast.net>wrote: >> >>> This is being posted with the permission of the list owner. (My >>> sincere thanks, Jean!) >>> >>> The infrastructure team I work with has three openings for mainframe >>> developers and/or product support personnel who have experience with >>> any useful combination of the following: Assembler, C, dump reading, >>> SMP/E, security systems (RACF/ACF2/TSS), etc. We are looking for >>> people who can read dumps (at least a little bit), write code to fix >>> bugs, and develop new stuff in Assembler and/or C. We assume you know >>> JCL, TSO, ISPF, how to get around an MVS system, and read IBM doc. If >>> you are not a self-starter, please don't bother (we're not going to do >>> your job for you, and in many cases the only documentation that exists >>> is the code itself). It's OK to have to refer to POPS to make sure you >>> know how something works, but if you can't understand it or won't use >>> it, please don't bother. These positions do NOT require specific MVS >>> subsystem knowledge (JESn, IMS, DB2, CICS, etc.), but if you have any >>> we won't hold it against you (other groups concern themselves with >>> those things). We deal with common, core, bare-metal MVS services for >>> the most part. >>> >>> In other words, these jobs are perfect for people who like to hang out >>> here (provided that your interests and talents are not limited to >>> esoteric trivia ... I can probably beat you at that game). I can't >>> think of a better place to look for candidates, which is why I am >>> asking. Most of the group has been together for 23+ years, but we are >>> getting gray, some have retired or moved on, so we need more like us >>> ... gray hair or otherwise. Clearly, age is NOT an issue. Brains ARE >>> the issue. >>> >>> There is no "location" for these positions. While I live near Houston >>> TX, most mainframe developers, product support and QA folks work from >>> home. Few people have an office; most don't live near one in the first >>> place. Our four >>> zEC12 and z196 boxes are in Arizona, anyway, so everybody actually >>> works remotely. The team members live at locations that span 12 time >>> zones (from Hawaii to Russia & Israel). We do virtually everything >>> online or on the phone, so we really don't care where you live. These >>> positions are perfect for people who want to work, but don't want to move. >>> >>> If you have potential interest, please respond to me, individually, at >>> my personal email address. My email client can apparently neither >>> provide nor override the default Reply-To address for messages I send >>> to the list; therefore, do not mindlessly use either "Reply" or "Reply >>> All" (I guess you should consider that the first part of the IQ and >>> ability-to-follow-directions test). Instead, please direct your >>> response to me personally at mailto:wmhbl...@comcast.net. There is no >>> need to forward your resume; I am not interested in reading it at this >>> time. Instead, I will tell you more about the positions, answer any >>> questions you might then have, and tell you how to formally indicate >>> interest (i.e., begin the application process). >>> >>> wmhbl...@comcast.net >>> William H. Blair >>> MainView Infrastructure >>> BMC Software Houston TX >>
