tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818542164384221282.post4325679116543781416..comments2024-03-25T17:53:49.828+08:00Comments on Grassroots Oracle: A retrospectiveScott Wesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106937181788036683noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818542164384221282.post-24739325916461410522011-12-14T11:21:13.485+08:002011-12-14T11:21:13.485+08:00Oddly, google said your comment was spam, but not ...Oddly, google said your comment was spam, but not in my notification e-mail - I was wondering why I couldn't see it!<br /><br />Iron clad... reminds me of the old warships - imagine them vs a Collins sub ;-)Scott Wesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106937181788036683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818542164384221282.post-21899901746678084292011-12-13T19:58:10.006+08:002011-12-13T19:58:10.006+08:00After a (brief) stint contracting for the SRD in P...After a (brief) stint contracting for the SRD in Perth, I spent nine months in Adelaide doing Forms upgrade work for the Collins Class submarine. Forms 4.0 to 4.5 on DEC VAX.<br /><br />The work wasn't thrilling, but I wrote a really ugly AWK script to analyse Forms text extracts. Plus you gain a really appreciation for iron clad testing when you are working in an environment where there is no possibility of releasing a bug fix to production for months.<br /><br />Word verification: Grudista, which sounds like a bloke who makes really bad coffeesydoraclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404756950638119562noreply@blogger.com