DWUTKA at marlow.com
DWUTKA at marlow.com
Mon Feb 21 10:33:31 CST 2005
Sorry for the delayed response. 1: Anything and everything having to do with maintaining a company's computer system. 2: I used to be a mechanic! ;) But my real job title is the IS/IT developer and DBA. Our network administrator quit at the beginning of the year, so I have been handling all IS/IT aspects. 3: Work for a company...and independant. (My independant stuff is ASP/VB (6.0) and Access. Mainly a combination of the three (ASP websites, using Access as a BE (sometimes SQL Server), with a VB business rule system)). The company I work for has about 250+ employees, and actually, we are now a subsidiary of a larger public company called II-VI. 4: No certifications. Would they help? Not really. By the time you study and pass a cert, the technology changes. There is no way to certify whether you have the capacity to learn new things. Certs only show you know how to take a test. Drew -----Original Message----- From: Steve Erbach [mailto:erbachs at gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:05 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 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