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• Advice to For New CS Grads Looking to Join the Mainframe World

  It’s that time of year again – caps, gowns, degrees: graduations! I recently took a trip to Tucson, AZ to see my brother graduate from the University of Arizona with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Yes, I’m a very proud sister J Read More... Posted Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:30 PM by kharper | 3 Comments Filed under: Career, Jobs, University, Workforce, Mainframe

• 10 Things You Need to Learn as a New Assembler Developer

  As an Assembler Developer that has been coding for a good few years now, I was thinking about some of the critical things I have learned over the years that have really made me a better programmer. These are my top ten things you should learn as a new Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:45 PM by kharper | 10 Comments Filed under: Career, SHARE, zNextGen, Jobs, Workforce, Mainframe, Assembler, education, new

• A Day on the Job as an Assembler Application Developer

  One of the questions I often get when meeting new mainframers or when speaking at a career day is what do you actually do everyday? Yes, I am a nerd at heart and I spend a lot of time coding HLASM, but there is a lot more too this career than what you Read More... Posted Friday, February 20, 2009 5:15 PM by kharper | 1 Comments Filed under: Career, Jobs, Mainframe, Assembler

• Conflicting Views on the Future of Mainframe Careers

  I’ve been hearing some conflicting opinions about the future of mainframe careers. People seem to have different ideas on what the job market will be like in 10-15 years, varying from one extreme to the other. There are those that believe the mainframe Read More... Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:29 AM by kharper | 1 Comments Filed under: Career, SHARE, Jobs, University, Workforce, Mainframe