What do you do?

[carpenteri]

I currently post on this board, watch Vanessa's real lives, and occassioanlly pop into town for a coffee.

But in the past I have been a Oracle Applications Developer - primarily HRMS and Payroll.

VERY exciting stuff

Oracle Application! That's the pinnacle of Oracle development (as far as developer rates go!)

How did you get into it?

[Flubster]

SAS development - mainly infrastructure and DI/DQ, but also BI type work if I want to take it easy for a while.

And no, I'm not SASGURU. There is only one SASGURU (thank God).

[tim123]

Embedded software, when I can get it.

But more and more I'm being asked to 'integrate' (a flash word for test) poorly written code supplied by some numpty in Asia. I'm turning this work down in future, looks like early retirement for me.

tim

[Troll]

Embedded software, when I can get it.

But more and more I'm being asked to 'integrate' (a flash word for test) poorly written code supplied by some numpty in Asia. I'm turning this work down in future, looks like early retirement for me.

tim

wrong approach... look on it as a cash cow -it'll keep you going beyond retirement - frustrating but lucrative

[DS23]

>Sorry if this has been done before, but I'm bored....
>
>What does everyone do to earn their crust?

niche oracle apps

[To BI or not to BI?]

Business Objects, Crystal, Reporting Services, SQL Server

[wendigo100]

Business Objects, Crystal, Reporting Services, SQL Server

Ah, Business Objects - those were the days.

[tim123]

wrong approach... look on it as a cash cow -it'll keep you going beyond retirement - frustrating but lucrative

Nah, I hate doing it.

To quote something that somebody else said on the board. I'd rather do an interesting job for 200 a day than a boring one for 2000.

tim

[gingerjedi]

Nah, I hate doing it.

To quote something that somebody else said on the board. I'd rather do an interesting job for 200 a day than a boring one for 2000.

tim

Wahoo! I'm halfway there..... Doh!

[bogeyman]

Java Lead Developer/Architect

I architect .NET systems to replace the obsolete by design Java systems that Cowboy Bob builds.

Oh Architect Schmarchitect!


Everyone's a feckin 'architect'.

Listen up.

Real architects are very clever, creative, educated people who design huge buildings and control vast project teams with even vaster budgets -- they don't create tulipty little bits of of software under Linux/Windows.

Being an Architect is HARD. There are lots of very, very difficult things you have to really understand - not the same as winging it with an O'Reilly book on your lap!

It's like the bloody "I'm a professional" thing all over again.

The correct term is CODE MONKEY

Cummon - let's all own up and be Code Monkeys - there's nothing to be ashamed of (mostly).