Is PowerHouse Dead?
Sam DeLeese
sdeleese@yahoo.com
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:52:46 -0700 (PDT)
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Jim,
I don't think anyone who has taken part in this discussion disputes the fact that PH and PHWeb are absolutely terrific tools. I would gladly cut code using PH for the rest of my career if there was a demand for it. I have been looking for work in the LA/Orange County area for almost 8 months. I can tell you there is very little demand for PH programmers out here and from my job search it appears that there is just a smattering of jobs here and their throughout the U.S. My family situation prohibits me from moving at this time, so I am limited to the SoCal area. As far as learning PHWeb and HTML and JavaScript and ASP, been there done that, and I can't even find a job with the web tool knowledge I have because I don't have enough experience with them.
Another problem in this job market is that nobody will hire you for an entry level or junior level position at less money than you were earning when you were laid off. Employers are affraid that you will continue to look and leave as soon as you find something better. I would take an entry level web programming job or even a computer operator job at this point, but nobody will hire me for fear that I will bolt as soon as something better comes along. Temp agencies won't even touch me, for the same reason. I suspect that that is why my apps to Home Depot, Circuit City, and Best Buy have not panned out either. This job market sucks!
Sam
"Barley, Jim" <Jim_Barley@dpsk12.org> wrote: Only if YOU want it tobe! Sometimes i just get tired of hearing how wondurful some of this "new tools" are, and how terrible the old "legacy" tools are. Have yet to hear that the new tools provide a better, more reliable, more economical way to do a job. I hear how expensive they are to implement, how expensive they are to maintain and in the long run how ureliable they are. PowerHouse is not perfect but it is a great tool. Add to that the current PowerHouse Web and you have a great way to expose all those applications that have been so reliable to the WWW. You can click to PhWeb all you want. Yes we do have to get our butts out of our comfortable chairs and learn a little Java and a little JavaScript and HTML but you can be the person that saves your company millions and in the end, end up with something to serve your CUSTOMERS BETTER. just my opinionjim
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Sam DeLeese
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<P> Jim,
<P>I don't think anyone who has taken part in this discussion disputes the fact that PH and PHWeb are absolutely terrific tools. I would gladly cut code using PH for the rest of my career if there was a demand for it. I have been looking for work in the LA/Orange County area for almost 8 months. I can tell you there is very little demand for PH programmers out here and from my job search it appears that there is just a smattering of jobs here and their throughout the U.S. My family situation prohibits me from moving at this time, so I am limited to the SoCal area. As far as learning PHWeb and HTML and JavaScript and ASP, been there done that, and I can't even find a job with the web tool knowledge I have because I don't have enough experience with them.
<P>Another problem in this job market is that nobody will hire you for an entry level or junior level position at less money than you were earning when you were laid off. Employers are affraid that you will continue to look and leave as soon as you find something better. I would take an entry level web programming job or even a computer operator job at this point, but nobody will hire me for fear that I will bolt as soon as something better comes along. Temp agencies won't even touch me, for the same reason. I suspect that that is why my apps to Home Depot, Circuit City, and Best Buy have not panned out either. This job market sucks!
<P>Sam
<P> <B><I>"Barley, Jim" <Jim_Barley@dpsk12.org></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV>Only if YOU want it tobe!</DIV>
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<DIV>Sometimes i just get tired of hearing how wondurful some of this "new tools" are, and how terrible the old "legacy" tools are. Have yet to hear that the new tools provide a better, more reliable, more economical way to do a job. I hear how expensive they are to implement, how expensive they are to maintain and in the long run how ureliable they are. </DIV>
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<DIV>PowerHouse is not perfect but it is a great tool. Add to that the current PowerHouse Web and you have a great way to expose all those applications that have been so reliable to the WWW. You can click to PhWeb all you want. Yes we do have to get our butts out of our comfortable chairs and learn a little Java and a little JavaScript and HTML but you can be the person that saves your company millions and in the end, end up with something to serve your CUSTOMERS BETTER.</DIV>
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<DIV>just my opinion</DIV>
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