What Skills Would You Like To Acquire? 1

[BJCooperIT]

In thread656-1196884 you were asked "Where Are You Now?". What I would like to know is a bit more hypothetical. What skills would you like to acquire? I know answers will vary based on your role in the industry, but perhaps responses posted here will help give direction to those who are a bit lost. Sometimes we all flounder a bit after being entrenched in our jobs. You may be so busy that you do not recognize the proverbial "handwriting on the wall" that signals the end of an era.

Did I recognize the end of COBOL as a marketable skill in my area in the 80's? No. I was so busy coding that I was unaware of where the industry was headed.

When I was buried in OS2 and Windows 3.1 did I even look up from my monitor to say "What next"? No, because four teenagers and 50 hour work weeks left me too exhausted.

For many years now, my specialty has been custom Oracle forms. In my part of the country, the demand is more for developers who can code forms and reports to help maintain Oracle's applications. Since the clients that I have, develop their own applications, there is a declining need for custom developers. In the next two years I would like to:
1. Gain exposure to Oracle Applications
2. Learn JAVA and C++
3. Learn more about Oracle Application Servers

So, look around and ask yourself? Where do I want to go from here and what will it take to get there?

[sup]Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.[/sup][sup] ~George Bernard Shaw[/sup]
Consultant Developer/Analyst Oracle, Forms, Reports & PL/SQL (Windows)
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[eyeswideclosed]

Better interview skills, I'm really good at what I do and have never failed on a project but I get really nervous during interviews and have blown a number of opportunities because of it.