AS400/S38/S36 guy venturing into Linux

[pallington]

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

[rokytnji]

Howdy and Welcome. My wife is the Windows die hard user who cut her teeth on green screen and text.
When I met her. She worked for Xerox.
Knows DOS command structure and what ever else inside out.

I am just the scooter tramp that fixes her Windows installs.
When she met me. I was wearing overalls and repairing and building custom motorcycles.

Funny how the World works.

[bitsnpcs]

Hello Pete,

Welcome to the Linux Lite community 

[altman]

Welcome aboard !

[N4RPS]

Hello, Pete!

Welcome to Linux Lite. Back in the minicomputer days, who would have ever thought that things would evolve into what they are now?

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[ukbrian]

Hi pallington
Welcome aboard from a user.

I do understand the concepts of OOP, but in the Windows environment, it seems a programmers nightmare.

Compile into windows or linux
http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/