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I had no prior experience with any of the following, at the time I first started using them, except where noted: | I had no prior experience with any of the following, at the time I first started using them, except where noted: | ||
* MySQL, PHP, Perl (for independent use) | * '''MySQL, PHP, Perl''' (for independent use) | ||
* Apache (for independent use) | * '''Apache''' (for independent use) | ||
* Linux (as a desktop OS and for web projects) | * '''Linux''' (as a desktop OS and for web projects) | ||
* Visual Basic 6 (for [[Carrier Transicold]]) | * '''Visual Basic 6''' (for [[Carrier Transicold]]) | ||
* MS Access 97 (for Carrier) | * '''MS Access 97''' (for Carrier) | ||
* {{l/wp|Transact-SQL}} (for Carrier) | * '''{{l/wp|Transact-SQL}}''' (for Carrier) | ||
* C++ (for Duke U.) | * '''C++''' (for Duke U.) | ||
* Borland Pascal (for Brown U.; I did take a course in Pascal at Duke in 1977, but it used punch cards and was not really applicable to Turbo/Borland Pascal) | * '''Borland Pascal''' (for Brown U.; I did take a course in Pascal at Duke in 1977, but it used punch cards and was not really applicable to Turbo/Borland Pascal) | ||
* | * '''FORTRAN IV/77''' (for Brown U.; I took one class in "Fortran for Engineering" at Duke circa 1983) | ||
* HTML (for independent use, later used for paid consulting work) | * '''HTML''' (for independent use, later used for paid consulting work) | ||
* CSS (for independent use) | * '''CSS''' (for independent use) | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 16 December 2019
I learn best by doing; every one of my top skills was acquired either on the job or through independent work.
I had no prior experience with any of the following, at the time I first started using them, except where noted:
- MySQL, PHP, Perl (for independent use)
- Apache (for independent use)
- Linux (as a desktop OS and for web projects)
- Visual Basic 6 (for Carrier Transicold)
- MS Access 97 (for Carrier)
- Transact-SQL (for Carrier)
- C++ (for Duke U.)
- Borland Pascal (for Brown U.; I did take a course in Pascal at Duke in 1977, but it used punch cards and was not really applicable to Turbo/Borland Pascal)
- FORTRAN IV/77 (for Brown U.; I took one class in "Fortran for Engineering" at Duke circa 1983)
- HTML (for independent use, later used for paid consulting work)
- CSS (for independent use)