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which should i do.
stay at my current company -
+ loads of new technology
+ lots of work.
- rubbish atmosphere (no one talks), no team spirit.
Or go back to my old place
+ much better atmosphere (very good team spirit)
+ been offered a LOT of money
- not got the track record for helping you to keep your skills up to date.
...old place may involve less .net and more java too. not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
can't decide whether to go for the money, or stay where i am.
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There is always a third option and that is to find somewhere completely new.
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Yeah that's true. But I'm lucky that both of these places are within 30 minutes drive of where I live. I'm so used to not having to commute that I'm restricting myself to being local, that way i spend more time with family.
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Even driving is a pleasure right. I have a 45 minute to 1 hour drive through everyday. 
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Some good advice there. Thanks.
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The good atmosphere and team spirit is very important in a job. Other things can change. And if you know the place and you get a lot of money. Where is the doubt?
Regards,
Diego F.
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Once in a while I run into a situation that really surprises me. Being on a job to install and configure a world leading scan and imaging application I was surprised about the built-in scripting tool available. The built-in scripting language is a rather old fashioned Basic derivate known under the name Softbridge Basic Language (SBL).
I had no choice. I needed to do some scripting in the Validation process of this product and no other tools available. SBL indeed was the delighted way to go. Not that I’m afraid of a little old fashioned coding. I have had my share of Assembler and Cobol coding in the past. One of the simple things I hade to do is some character replacement in strings. A Replace statement please?
Not. Definitely not. So once again I had to write one of my own. If you ever happen to collide with this world leading scan and imaging application then I have at least some code for you. Here it is:
function replacestring (source as string, _
search as string, repl as string) as string
'
' One VB6 Replace replacement
'
dim index as integer ' index in source
dim position as integer ' instr position in source
dim result as string ' build result here
'
index = 1
result = ""
do
position = instr (index, source, search)
if position > 0 then
result = result & mid$ (source, index, position - index) & repl
index = position + len (search)
else
result = result & mid$ (source, index)
end if
loop while position > 0
'
replacestring = result
end function
Aad Slingerland
Zevenaar
The Netherlands
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i have updated a wrong set of data in SQl, how do i restore it, would i restore them based on the Query that i have Done. PLease help.
here is the Update Statement
update property
set attrib_code = substring(attrib_code,1,6)+'19'+ substring(attrib_code,9,2)
where
substring(attrib_code,1,1)='1' and
substring(attrib_code,3,1)='1'
and substring(Attrib_code,9,2)='00'
I WAS sUPPOSED TO MAKE THE LAST PAIR 19
Vuyiswa
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You should ask in the SQL forum instead.
"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Hello,
If you are a native English or American and have some free time, can you please help me, and check my English in my resume.
www.alexandershapovalov.com/resume/Alexander_shapovalov.doc
Thanks a lot.
Alexander.
-- modified at 4:44 Friday 11th May, 2007
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Here ya go:
Nothing special about your objective. Everyone elses is the same. If it doesn't stand out, nix it.
No reason to put your DOB or family status.
If Siemens is your current employer, listing that as your e-mail address might not be a good idea.
Your punctuation needs a lot of spit and polish.
If your hobbies and interests have nothing to do with the job you are seeking, remove.
What does Additional Info say about *you* that sets you apart from others?
You have an employment gap from April 2005 to April 2006. Some employers will ask, others won't notice. Be prepared to explain.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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DavidCrow wrote: No reason to put your DOB or family status.
This is also a security vulnerability right?
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It's more of a human resources issue. Employers in the U.S. are not supposed to ask age (DOB) or family status in an interview to prevent discrimination against (or for) a potential employee.
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In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.
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Does anyone have a proper samples of tech specs, that they are will to share ???
Even architecture docs if possible ??
I'm tired of re-inventing these docs all the time.
Sk8tz
Sk8tZ
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Sk8tz wrote: I'm tired of re-inventing these docs all the time.
Surely the specifications and architecture documents will be different for each project?
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Basically looking for templates..
I feel every once in a while, the quality of the doc I produce must be of a continuously improving quality.
Visio templates for, Architecture Overviews, model, infrastructure, class diagrams..
I would like like to see some complete technical spec of what other guys are doing, so call best of breed samples.
PS, thanks for your comments
Sk8tZ
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I wouldn't be able to show you any architecture or design documents because it would be company confidential. I would recon most people would be in the same boat.
Look though the docs that you have done so far and see what the common elements are - they should be in your template.
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Hi,
I'm working as an ASP.NET developer in a samll company for the past 1 month, and prior to that I was working on Windows Applications using VB.NET. I would like to get Microsoft certified on .NET, could I have advice on how to proceed with this.
I don't want to learn some dump questions and get certified, whats the right way of approach for this.
Regards,
Blumen
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Obviously you need to use the technology that you are going to be getting the certification in. The nice thing is that the newest tests for .NET 2.0 do allow you to pick the programming language that you take the test in first.
I usually get 2 books that correspond to the test. There are also some practice tests available (I am not talking about brain dumps, but actual practice questions). I usually do not use the practice tests, just the 2 books and then using the technology. Review what MS says is on the test and make sure that you know about it.
When I was taking the .NET 2.0 exams, alot of the questions were related to things that I was adding to my shareware application. I was able to apply what i was working on to the exam.
Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD MCTS MSITP
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Hi Steve,
Thanks alot for the information. Could you suggest a few books for C# 2.0 (MCP), and/or other resources in the internet.
Regards,
blumen
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My two cents: Wrox publishes a number of good books on C# 2.0 and .net 2.0. I am using it for MCAD
I am also studying MCAD using C# (only just started). I am doing it throug a certified training provider. they provided my with Visual Studio 2003 books (all Microsoft published). I want to know if by studying C# using version 2003 of Visual Studio and the books on ver 1 of C#, that by the time I get certified (which might end of the year as I am doing it part time) I will be way behind the latest developments in C#.
Or will what I learn now using 2003 version still be applicable and I can just get up to speed with the new additions to the language and I will be fine?
Tx
Francois
Francois Benadie
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Not sure if you're still looking, but I recently started studying up for 70-326 (Win dev w/ C# .NET 2.0) and am using these two books:
Pro C# 2005 and the >NET 2.0 Platform by Andrew Troelsen[^]
MCTS Self-paced Training Kit[^]
I found some typos already in the Training kit, but by working out the labs and reading both books I'm sure I'll work out the correct way to do things. I've also considered buying Transcender practice questions. A couple of co-workers have used them and found them very helpful.
BW
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
-- Neil Peart
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Someone told me that to take these exams, not only you need to have practical experience in the relevant technologies, but you will need to have an experience document as proof (signed by your employer) which you will need to show to the test center or MS, before you qualify to take the exams.
Is this correct? I could not however find such information in MS exams information site.
Can somebody throw light on this.
What if i am an independant software developer/vendor. How do i get the experience certificate?
A self certification will help?
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