Reply to: Return to IT and contracting?

[eek]

They all use nano, pico or gedit now, these noobs....

Even vim is too new-fangled for me...

never ever got into nano - for the bits of command line editing I have to do its always vi...

[stek]

editing is still a doddle with vi, the OP is still current probably

They all use nano, pico or gedit now, these noobs....

Even vim is too new-fangled for me...

[gables]

Sorry OP. Unix has changed beyond recognition in the 15 years. Why, just this morning I have been using commands like ls, df, grep, awk, bc, cat, find, lvextend, mkdir...

editing is still a doddle with vi, the OP is still current probably

[stek]

My problem is trying to get a decent C++ compiler on it!!! ARGH!!!

I have the pukka DVD of xLC 13 if you wanna 'borrow' it like I 'borrowed' it.

[MyUserName]

It's the most oddball Unix, if fact it's not really a true Unix where everything is a file, the ODM (registry in Windows-speak) is a database.

Linux bullshiitters always amuse me when dropped onto an AIX terminal, ksh for a start confuses them bashshellers-from-birth, no nsswitch.conf, lovely stuff...

My problem is trying to get a decent C++ compiler on it!!! ARGH!!!

[northernladyuk]

Used waterfall project methodology but found it too lightweight so adopted timberfall methodology.

Timber is typically less dense than water.

[unixman]

Sorry OP. Unix has changed beyond recognition in the 15 years. Why, just this morning I have been using commands like ls, df, grep, awk, bc, cat, find, lvextend, mkdir...

[stek]

AIX is the bane of my life!!!!

It's the most oddball Unix, if fact it's not really a true Unix where everything is a file, the ODM (registry in Windows-speak) is a database.

Linux bullshiitters always amuse me when dropped onto an AIX terminal, ksh for a start confuses them bashshellers-from-birth, no nsswitch.conf, lovely stuff...

[MyUserName]

AIX, like flared trousers, is coming back!

AIX is the bane of my life!!!!

[stek]

At the risk of being helpful..... If you were doing *IX 15 years ago, you presumably have lots of Solaris. Now that's just gone EOL, there are loads of Solaris -> Linux gigs. Might be worth investigating...

We're doing Solaris -> AIX for tier 1 stuff, Solaris -> Red Hat for noddy stuff like web serving and other lightweight tasks.

Oracle's silent OEL is a bit odd, we've still got some T5's in bare-metal, their projected workloads now going on POWER.

AIX, like flared trousers, is coming back!

[dagonza]

Dont listen

This is probably the most negative thread that I ever seen. No, ageism is not a problem. Getting to comfy in a skillset is a problem. C++~17 years ago might be a problem but if you were in IT, it might take you 6-12 months to skill up in something relevant and related like golang and nowadays-C++. The majority of my workflow comes from linkedin and I've never meet them in person.

[b0redom]

At the risk of being helpful..... If you were doing *IX 15 years ago, you presumably have lots of Solaris. Now that's just gone EOL, there are loads of Solaris -> Linux gigs. Might be worth investigating...

[theroyale]

Look for lower-paid contracting, £200 ish or lower. Look for things in the provinces away from big cities. Also try people per hour. Try bite consulting, give them a call and see how they can help .

[Lance]

Used waterfall project methodology but found it too lightweight so adopted timberfall methodology.

[WTFH]

Root & branch analysis to problem solving