Migrating from PH to Java / RDBMS

[Kesterson, Roger]

> As has been pointed out earlier, maybe a few hundred days.

Gee, I guess I just have a different definition of "productive" than most
people.  I'm speaking from my own experience.  As I mentioned previously, I
knew nothing of Cognos or PowerHouse when I started this job.  I was given a
desk, a set of PH manuals, and a one-week (5 days, and we all know that at
these 5-day seminars, Monday morning and Friday afternoon are a waste) Intro
to PH class.  There are no other PH programmers here.  The one I replaced
was long gone when I started.  The PH applications had been languishing and
were in dire need of attention.  I had a little time to read manuals before
I attended the class, which pulled together what I had been reading.  When I
returned from the class, I jumped in with both feet.

I will readily admit that it took a couple of years to become truly
comfortable, and I still refer to the manuals on a regular basis.  But to
say that I was not productive, even within the first week or so after the
class, would be ridiculous.  I didn't have the luxury NOT to be productive.
I was it, and still am the only PH resource here.

So when I said a matter of days (a few weeks tops) I meant it!

> It's not easy to get someone that wants to learn Powerhouse.
> Savvy programmers know their next job is highly dependent upon
> what gets added to their resume from their current job. They
> know "Powerhouse" is not going to enhance their resume, at least
> not in most parts of the U.S.

If what you say is true, why are any of us here?

:-D
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