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Kennah

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4. State of WA views Microsoft as "buying local"

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 02:09 PM

Mar 2013

I did a Java keyword search, and got 10 hits. Takes maybe an hour or so to set up your profile, but then it's pretty easy to apply for new gigs as they come along. If you're interested, check it out.
http://careers.wa.gov/

I recently made what should have been a fairly small change to an existing, simple program, but it was a complete rewrite that took the better part of a day. Before I made the change, I wanted to do an assessment of the change. I have an Access database that I load up with Production data to do analysis. To produce the exact same results in Access took me all of a few minutes joining 3 tables in an aggregate query.

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I'm actually getting a chance to move out of the Dark Ages (aka COBOL) [View all] Kennah Mar 2013 OP

Congrats on the new gig. TexasTowelie Mar 2013 #1

I saw fortrash a good bit at Brookhaven NatLab ~2004 sir pball Apr 2013 #9

Congrats! davidwparker Mar 2013 #2

I'm jealous napoleon_in_rags Mar 2013 #3

State of WA views Microsoft as "buying local" Kennah Mar 2013 #4

Hey, a question... napoleon_in_rags Mar 2013 #5

I would recommend that you apply whether you are a perfect match or not Kennah Apr 2013 #6

Wow, what an incredibly informative response. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2013 #7

Meanwhile, I'm waiting for old schoolers to realize "SQL Proficiency" isn't necessary. DaveJ Apr 2013 #8