[U2] [AD] Super Easy RESTful Services Generation for MultiValue Databases using Microsoft .NET

2012-11-01 Thread David Peters Bluefinity
Thursday, November 8th mv.NET provides what is arguably the simplest yet most powerful and flexible way of creating RESTful web services against a MultiValue database. Developers are now able to generate industry standard RESTful services without having to be a network stack or HTTP guru.

[U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Wjhonson
http://simply.engcen.com/JobAdCareerJet.asp?JobID=1253361 Really don't these people get actual... you know... specs? What did they do skip some words? Show me a single person in the world who has all of : Universe, Unidata, D3, Jbase, Revelation AND RPL and I will show you a liar Clearly they

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Clifton Oliver
So me a person who wants* to work in RPL, and I'll show you desperate. On Nov 1, 2012, at 10:46 AM, Wjhonson wjhon...@aol.com wrote: http://simply.engcen.com/JobAdCareerJet.asp?JobID=1253361 Really don't these people get actual... you know... specs? What did they do skip some words?

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Wjhonson
I bet they get a lot of people who are thinking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPL_%28programming_language%29 instead of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realtime_Programming_Language The latter article, by the way, could stand an expert hand to expand it. I only used the language for four months.

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Doug Averch
I have all of the relevant experience. So what does that say about me? Regards, Doug www.u2logic.com Very experienced U2 programming staff ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Charlie Noah
I have experience with Universe, Unidata, D3, Jbase, Revelation and RPL (which was Microdata's very proc-like language). Actually, I have a few more, too. Gonna call me a liar, Will? :-) Charlie Tiny Bear's Wild Bird Store Home of Safety Net Shipping http://www.TinyBearWildBirdStore.com Toll

[U2] [AD] SOAP, REST, and JSON for MultiValue using .NET or Java

2012-11-01 Thread Robert Houben
[AD] So you all know what assume stands for. I was assuming that our posts to the LinkedIn group would show up here, and they don't. So, with a bit of egg still plastered to my face, here is a summary of some of the recent blog posts we've been posting to Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Wjhonson
Usually if your experience is more than five years old, employers don't consider it. By the way, I notice that all the people who responded saying they had it, aren't actually looking Can any of you actually write an input and update routine in RPL right now, without consulting a manual?

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Robert Houben
I could pretend to do all of these, but frankly, I've never actually written production RPL code. I've also not written anything in about 2 years in Revelation and that was for Revelation G (really old) so I'm not sure it would count. I think that the RPL is the killer. There are people who

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread David Wolverton
HA! I had to go look up SMILE for GIRLS -- what a GREAT acronym! They were really were creative (and yes, maybe a bit sexist...) in their naming! David W. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Brian

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Barry Rogen
So what does SMILE stand for ? Barry Rogen Senior Programmer/Analyst PNY Technologies, Inc. (973) 560-5327 bro...@pny.com     We are continually faced with great

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Allen Elwood (TW)
well, it WAS the 60's. love in's, etc. On 11/1/2012 10:37 AM, David Wolverton wrote: HA! I had to go look up SMILE for GIRLS -- what a GREAT acronym! They were really were creative (and yes, maybe a bit sexist...) in their naming! David W. -Original Message- From:

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread David Wolverton
System Marketing Inc. Language Extender for Generalized (Global?) Information Retrieval Language System -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Barry Rogen Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 1:01 PM To:

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Brian Leach
It was the precursor to RPL. Just as GIRLS was the precursor to PICK. SMI's Language Extender. Brian -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Barry Rogen Sent: 01 November 2012 18:01 To: U2 Users List

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Barry Rogen
Thanks Barry Rogen Senior Programmer/Analyst PNY Technologies, Inc. (973) 560-5327 bro...@pny.com     We are continually faced with great opportunities brilliantly

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Tony Gravagno
Not sure where to jump in on this thread so I'll start at the top. First, like Doug Averch, Charlie Noah, Brian Leach, and others here, I actually do have experience with all of the technologies AND applications defined. So once again your commentary has over-reached your limited understanding

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Charles_Shaffer
I did a lot of RPL coding in the 80s. I remember when I left that job telling them that I would rather slide down a razor blade into a vat of alcohol than write one more line of RPL code. But that's just my opinion. Charles Shaffer Senior Analyst NTN-Bower Corporation

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread John Lorentz
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Robert Houben robert.hou...@fwic.net wrote: I could pretend to do all of these, but frankly, I've never actually written production RPL code. I've also not written anything in about 2 years in Revelation and that was for Revelation G (really old) so I'm not

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread David Jordan
A good CEO knows the first rule of employing. First look at attitude, then capability and last experience. When you write a resume, don't list experience, list your capability to pick up languages, ability to adapt and ability to understand the business. It is also worth looking at how to

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Wjhonson
You're not interviewing with the CEO for this job :) You're lucky if you get past the junior level trainee in the recruiters office Oh you have 20 years of experience in D3? Well they also want to make sure you know Power Point -Original Message- From: David Jordan

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Brian Leach
hmm and there was I thinking it was tiime for RPL.NET. All it would need is a tortuously non obvious syntax for property and method setting and class instantiation and it would be job done.. just need another buffer type for handles.. C instantiate my form and return handle IS ^1 MyForm ELSE

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread David Jordan
I didn't say it was easy, I am saying if you want to increase your opportunity change the dynamics. You can curse and disparate the selection until the cows come home and it won't change a thing, you have to change the way you get the job interview. Regards David Jordan

[U2] Unidata 7.3.x on intel

2012-11-01 Thread Jeff Butera
For Unidata 7.2.x and earlier, Rocket does not have 64-bit builds for intel (Windows, RedHat). To be clear - you can install on 64-bit machines (we have), but the unidata binaries are 32 bit. Does anyone know if this is the same for 7.3? It's not a huge issue for us, more curiosity. -- Jeff

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Wjhonson
Where's my pitchfork? -Original Message- From: Brian Leach br...@brianleach.co.uk To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Cc: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Thu, Nov 1, 2012 3:22 pm Subject: Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

Re: [U2] Unidata 7.3.x on intel

2012-11-01 Thread David Wolverton
Is there a need for it? The UniVerse transition to 64 bit was **SO** painful that I suspect as long as the 32 bit binaries are performing, they have little reason to WANT to endure that torture... Personally, if they DID ship a 64 bit version tomorrow, I'd wait for everyone else to install it

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Brian Leach
and I overlooked the obvious, using the ! buffer for IEnumerable.. its a winner. Now, lambdas.. that might be a challenge.. they're already ugly enough. B Sent from my iPad On 1 Nov 2012, at 22:25, Wjhonson wjhon...@aol.com wrote: Where's my pitchfork? -Original

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread John Lorentz
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:23 PM, David Jordan da...@dacono.com.au wrote: you have to change the way you get the job interview. Only works if there are jobs available. In Portland, the long list of what people are looking for in skills when hiring does not include Pick (or other varieties). And

Re: [U2] Unidata 7.3.x on intel

2012-11-01 Thread Jeff Butera
On 11/01/2012 06:32 PM, David Wolverton wrote: Is there a need for it? The UniVerse transition to 64 bit was **SO** painful that I suspect as long as the 32 bit binaries are performing, they have little reason to WANT to endure that torture... Point well taken. My only interest is the need

[U2] CA Pledge table

2012-11-01 Thread Jeff Butera
Anyone have insight why there are many gaps in the PLEDGE dictionary for CA? We have blanks in fields 3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12,17,18,20,22,23 -- Jeff Butera, PhD Associate Director for Applications and Web Services Information Technology Hampshire College 413-559-5556

Re: [U2] CA Pledge table

2012-11-01 Thread Jeff Butera
On 11/01/2012 07:04 PM, Jeff Butera wrote: Anyone have insight why there are many gaps in the PLEDGE dictionary for CA? We have blanks in fields 3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12,17,18,20,22,23 Sorry - wrong email list. -- Jeff Butera, PhD Associate Director for Applications and Web Services

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Tony Gravagno
In the mainstream, it's generally understood that one must be in a constant learning cycle, or skills get outdated in a matter of 6-18 months. So .NET people need to understand the difference between WebForms and MVC, and adapt to generics, lambdas, and dynamic types. Java people need to adjust to

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Don Robinson
Tony, As usual, you make some good points, however, I have a little different viewpoint. For the past 20 years I have worked for several mom and pop companies. These companies have refused to provide training for their employees including me and are very slow to adopt new developments in this

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Bill Haskett
Kind of reminds me of my phone. It's gotten so many functions, that barely work, now I can't even make a simple phone call. So I ditched my Android and went to a pay-as-you-go simple phone. Now I can receive and make calls without any problems. Who'd have thought? :-) Bill P.S. Now I'm

Re: [U2] Another job ad written by people who have no clue

2012-11-01 Thread Kevin King
TonyG wrote: *Profile your skills as a problem solver who can get qualified people to write code, rather than competing with a million people who can write code but can't solve real world business problems. Sell your understanding of business rules, because this is an area where you excel