26 Jul 2011

Accidents Will Happen

W.J. (sorry, I don't have the actual name) left a reply to my blog announcement at CDP suggesting that I post about "How I found Pick".  So, here it is.  For me, discovering Pick was a lucky accident.

The First Real Job
My first real job in IT came in the mid 80's working at a local branch office of a major utility company that was just in the process of automating its 400+ offices across Canada.  I had been hired on to implement a new IBM System/36 (model 5364).  It was a ground-floor opportunity that I was hoping would lead to a position at the company's head office, in Toronto....

24 Jul 2011

Welcome

Hi there, and welcome to the show.

After many years as a MultiValue developer, gleaning knowledge from the generous contributions of others, I thought it was about time that I gave something back to this community.  This blog is my attempt.

I'm a pretty busy guy, so I don't expect that this will be a high-volume blog, but I hope that the posts will be useful to both the old-timers and new recruits on the MultiValue scene.

Stay tuned and stand by.  It should could be interesting.