bchacc at san.rr.com
bchacc at san.rr.com
Sat Feb 19 08:51:04 CST 2005
1) Access developer - mostly 2000, no more 97. Just got my actionpack (woo-hoo) to support 2003 which I'm beginning to see a little of and to make run-times. 2) Been doing it for 5-6 years. So, same platform, same work. Except I'm trying to let all the fee-for-service stuff go and move back into products. Product is better than service. With service the upside is limited by the number of hours you can spend at the computer. With product, there's no upside limit. Of course, you can go broke doing it too. 3) Independent. The last honest job I had was in 1979. And that was just an 18 month hiatus to install a mainframe MRP system. Then it was back to the high wire act. I developed and sold my first product as a junior in college and was hooked like a gambler. Never could stand working for others. 4) No certifications Rocky Smolin BEach Access Software www.e-z-mrp.com Original Message: ----------------- From: Steve Erbach erbachs at gmail.com Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:04:35 -0600 To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? Dear Group, Could you indulge me in a little survey? 1) What's your main line of work these days? Access development, SQL Server administration/development, VB, ASP/ASP.NET, PHP...? 2) How does your work today differ from what you were doing a few years ago? Is it only that you're using newer versions of the same tools, or are you doing entirely different development work? 3) Are you independent or do you work for a company? If you work for a company, what's the size of the company and where do you fit in? 4) Do you have any Microsoft Certifications? If so, do you keep current with them, and/or have they made any difference in your current position? Thank you very much. I'm approaching a career crossroads with the decision to stay in business as an independent developer or not. I have picked up a fair amount of .NET knowledge (the hard way -- is there any other?) but I have no Microsoft certifications. Regards, Steve Erbach Scientific Marketing Neenah, WI www.swerbach.com Security Page: www.swerbach.com/security -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .