Rob's Blog

When I first started developing software in the mid 1980's, mainframe computers were still the dominant platform for much of corporate America. Just about every cubicle had a "dumb terminal" in it, which usually included a yellow or green colored screen. The user interface was pretty simple. There were function keys along the top (or bottom) of the screen, so everything you needed to do was available without fuss.

For today's blog entry, I thought I would relate an interesting experience we had in Europe to the business of creating software. In 2004 my wife Yoly, our daughter Brittany, and I all spent 6 months in Europe. You might remember that in 2004, security was very high due to the attacks on 9/11. Keep that in mind as you read this story. On June 5th, 2004 we were staying on a family farm in the Black Forest, in Western Germany. We were pretty close to the border of France.

It's hard to believe another year is almost over!  Time flies when you are having fun, I guess.  Well, as we close out another year I would like to wish you and your family a joyous holiday season, and a rewarding and prosperous New Year.  Happy Holidays!  

Seeing as this is my first blog entry, introductions are in order. My name is Rob Carr, and I am president of MyProgrammer, Inc. I'd like to tell you a bit about myself, and then tell you my plans for this blog moving forward.I have been building complex database applications for Fortune 2000 companies for 20 years. While still in college in the 1980's I wrote database applications for small businesses using dBase 3+.