How to switch from programmer to mainframe to client server programmer?

Question

I have been the mainframe programmer of Adabas / Natural and Cobol for 16 years, ending in 2002. I have extensive experience in the analysis, development, development, testing, implementation and documentation of online applications and packaged applications. I would like to return to software development after a 7 year old hiatis raising my children.

I was told that these days. NET languages ​​are in great demand. Can someone give me advice on which classes I should take to get a clear knowledge of .NET languages? Should I start with ASP.NET or VB.NET and which versions? Or any other tips that someone might have who needs to upgrade their programming skills from the mainframe to the client-server environment?

Thank you in advance for any entry!

Answer 1

I can’t give suggestions, but there are at least 3 main types of programmers:

• "do it guys" to be encoded in Rails, Grails or php
• "frameworks" that will be encoded in Java and create design templates in everything (with pluses and minuses). There are several user interface interfaces; I prefer wicket . Most people use hibernate here as a persistence technique.
• and yes, the "guys from Microsoft" that will be encoded in ASP.NET. Then I would choose C #. The requirement is high, but I prefer OS independence and Java tools.

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Only after doing all this will I dive into the architecture of an n-tiered application. Again, I would consider many examples before doing this on my own. Choose simple ones and emulate them. Many that you find are too recycled.