Migrating from PH to Java / RDBMS

[Walker, Chris]

FWIW, a quick check on one of the main UK IT recruitment sites
(http://www.jobserve.com) shows 84 Powerhouse contract and permanent jobs
and 8434 Java jobs.  To know where the shortage is you really need to know
the relative populations of PH and Java developers, and I wouldn't be
surprised to learn that self-styled Java programmers are 100 times more
numerous.

My own view is that the demand for PH skills is in decline (at least in the
contract market - the 84 jobs come down to 10, of which 3 are in Britain, 4
in Europe, and 2 aren't PH jobs at all, they just use the word
"powerhouse").  This is good news for PH employers, but bad for developers.
So I'm implementing a personal migration from PH to Java/RDBMS, and I can
confirm that the effort required is considerable.

Chris Walker
Phone:	
	07775 864565 (mobile)
	020 7816 2817 (work)
	020 7286 4509 or 01487 841373 (home)
E-mail:	
	Chris@Chris-Walker.co.uk




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert J.M. Edis [mailto:robert.edis@creatcomp.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 3:35 PM
> To: 'powerh-l@list.swau.edu'
> Subject: RE: Migrating from PH to Java / RDBMS
> 
> 
> G'day Mikael, Jon
> 
> I don't know what you mean about 'impossible' to find PH 
> programmers.  Where
> have you looked?  Did you advertise on this list, or DICE, or 
> Headhunter?
> 
> I'd love to work in Europe but you never asked!
> 
> Regards,
> Blue in Houston 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mikael A Olesen
> To: powerh-l@sphere.swau.edu
> Sent: 8/7/00 2:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Migrating from PH to Java / RDBMS
> 
> 
> 
> Keep going Jon!
> 
> We are doing a similar thing! We take the whole lot and 
> program it into
> Java!.
> Itīs a lot of work, but everybody is quite happy about it. And
> especially
> the programmers! - It great to be updated... Theres hardly no
> restrictions
> on what you can programme - you can get the userinterface you 
> want etc..
> But itīs difficult to get experienced Java programmers, but then again
> itīs
> impossible to get PH programmers....
> 
> Have a nice day!
> 
> Mikael Olesen
> dKF - Denmark
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