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DrScump

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About DrScump

I am a longtime software engineer whose career spanned multiple environments, from IBM Mainframes to UNIX/Linux to PCs, with roles in Consulting, Escalation Support, and Product Development organizations. Extensive experience in Informix product line (Informix-4GL, Informix-SQL, ESQL/C, Informix Dynamic Server)

Email: yosemite at programmer dot net

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    Location: Sunnyvale, CA (SF Bay Area) - ideal if you need "boots on the ground" in SV without paying full retail Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: C, Informix-4GL,…

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    Location: Sunnyvale, CA Remote: OK Onsite: OK Hybrid: OK Willing to relocate: Yes Past Roles: Customer Support / Service / Onsite Consulting, Programming, Voter Data Systems Develo…

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    Nothing there is called "Product Engineer". The only enumerated roles are: Backend Engineer - Carrier Integrations Team Full-Stack Software Engineer, Product Team

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    No paywall on Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-an-obscure-energy-...

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    Comment #39925032

    The listing itself says "Hybrid Madison, Wisconsin", not Remote.

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    How the entire nation of Sweden switched from driving on the left side of the road (like UK, Japan, etc.) to driving on the right in a single day.

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    Comment #34733094

    The latter position says "No longer accepting applications"

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    Comment #34701551

    Is there a broader list of roles being hired for? Link?

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    Just a collection of affiliate links (tag=rorg-20)

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    >The US has 'rediscovered' it through the tech companies. It's only spoken of in the media positively in the context of newer tech companies. My first programming job was at a defe…

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    (Lost 47 years ago today.)

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    Comment #32935318

    Published 85 years ago today.

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    I'm not familiar with that description. I worked as a 370 series (370/3033/308x/309x) OS/MVS computer operator in the 80s, before programming.

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    Aside from the physical encoding, note the conventions for IBM tape file sequence and labeling: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zvse/6.2?topic=SSB27H_6.2.0/fa2m... You can bypass defau…

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    How would he know? This article is strictly about San Francisco companies.