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4GL and MUMPS? Sounds like you've spent a bit of time in the dark corners of the healthcare industry. My condolences.
by jerkface 13y ago
4GL and MUMPS? Sounds like you've spent a bit of time in the dark corners of the healthcare industry. My condolences.
- MetaCosm 13y agoIndeed, DEEP in the east coast systems. But, it was great for me, it was literally name my own price consulting (lawyer rates) with multi-month contracts. I would guess it still is a name your own price market if you have the stomach for it. Travel and horrible tech. I was in an odd position of having picked up 4GL and MUMPS via odd random ways when I was 19/20 -- so when everyone who used to maintain those systems vanished, I was around to step in and bill like crazy for helping them port OFF those systems onto more modern tech. Every port a MUMPS app to Erlang... I have!
- eropple 13y agoI've been considering picking both up on the off chance I run into legacy systems. Any suggested reading material?
- MetaCosm 13y agoNot really, I was lucky enough to have mentor who literally just let me screw around with them. I had hundreds of real hours programming random stuff on both, as well as fixing real world problems with the safety of someone double checking. So I was very comfortable and I mostly used reference manuals for quick look-ups. These systems are VERY different that what you are most likely used too, so having face time with them is really important.
- davidw 13y ago> Ever port a MUMPS app to Erlang... I have! Wow - that sounds like an article I'd read!
- teh_klev 13y agoI had a brief but fascinating encounter with MUMPS back in the late 80's on some ancient Data General Nova/Eclipse kit. I kinda wish I'd persevered, if only for minting cash for the bank account.