A few decades ago, I did work on a Unix box, the PR1ME. But that was long ago, and far away.
I did love that box, it was my first exposure to a real multi-user/multi-tasking operating systems, my first exposure to the real world. And I was good.
But the first real job offer came in from an S/36 shop, because I knew COBOL. For those unfamiliar with IBM mid-ranges, RPG is the language of choice, for no good reason I can think of. This made me an expert in COBOL on IBM midrange machines (the only expert for about a decade), and I have been IBM midrange ever since.
I have more or less kept up my DOS and Windows skills, but I cannot be a Windows programmer. Being a programmer is hard enough without having to worry about if a program fault:
- is a bug in your program
- a misplaced DLL
- a contradictory program running somewhere
- a need for a reboot
Due to customer demand, my company is moving towards Windows , and every instinct I had, said. "
RUN!", so I did.
I do understand the concepts of OOP, but in the Windows environment, it seems a programmers nightmare.
That is my story
Pete
