Re: D8 may be 32 bit only

From: Dennis Landi ([none][at][none][dot][com])
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:36:51 -0500

>Harry Van Tassell" <hairy@nada.com> wrote in message

> OK, just for the fun of it I did a half-dozen simple "Delphi" searches on
> monster.com resulting the following number of job listings:

> Now I have absolutely no idea how this relates to the actual number of
jobs
> available for people with knowledge of Borland's Delphi language but it
does

Hi, Harry, As a professional consultant-one-man-band-do-anything contractor,
I aggressively search all the major job engines. In fact most of the main
engines have search agents that email me daily on any new hits. And the
simple fact is there is 1 to 10 new delphi opportunities somewhere in the
United States each week. (note: all my research is US-oriented, so
apologies in advance those outside the US)

It is possible to input "Delphi" on the widest possible search criteria to
try to get 80+ hits, but bear in mind that some of the hits will be posts of
more than two weeks old and some will be dupes. And of course some will
refer to the down of Adelphi, Maryland and some will refer to Delphi
Automotive.... etc...

Given the small number of new Delphi oppportunities that emerge each week,
it is very easy for anyone who is truly interested to know exactly what is
happening nationwide with very little effort. So these types of
(sub)threads are not really necessary. Will and Eric are feeling a little
emotional at the moment; and so they are exaggerating (slightly).

But anybody expends just a little bit of effort will understand exactly
where delphi stands in the market place contrasted against it old rivals
(C/C++/VB/Java) and its new rivals (.NET syntaxes and various scripting
languages). This is very easy research to do. The data gets emailed to you
every morning. No need for conjecture.

Below is my email from DICE this morning for new Delphi opportunities
nationally waiting for me in my in-basket. At first glance it looks like a
bigger catch than usual, but a 2nd look tells me that there is one major
client in Lansing, MI who is hiring for a new project. Multiple recruiters
in Lansing have leaped into action ...

Here is the breakdown:

Testing:
PA : 2

Management
MA: 1

Software Developer:
NY: 1
MI: 1 (opportunity) (maybe up to 5 positions at same client)
GA: 1
NJ: 1 (listed, but no delphi mentioned; C# emphasized)

(note: living in the DC metro area, none of the above helps me; but I do
have the Washington Post as a local resours, I will posts its agent's email
below)

This is an *atypical* listing because it is slightly larger than usual...

<quote>

 Here are the 12 most recent postings.

Click on the links to see more details.

Quality Assurance Engineer

COMPANY: TEKsystems
SKILLS REQUIRED: Winrunner, Test Director, Loadrunner
LOCATION: King of Prussia, PA
RATE: Negotiable/Hour
AREA: 215
LENGTH: Temp
TERM: CON_W2
SUMMARY: TEKsystems, Inc has an immediate opportunity available for a QA
Testers skilled in manual and automated testing to work in
Philadelphia, Delaware and King of Prussia.

Tests a complete system or unit on new or revised programs to
determine i

WinRunner Test Director Tester

COMPANY: TEKsystems
SKILLS REQUIRED: Winrunner/Test Director/Validation
LOCATION: King of Prussia, PA
RATE: Negotiable/Hour
AREA: 610
LENGTH: Temp
TERM: CON_W2
SUMMARY: TEK systems is looking for a Sr Level Tester to work for our client
located in King of Prussia PA for a contract assignment.
The job responsibilities include:
* Tests a complete system or unit on new or revised programs to
determine if all the

Programmer/Analyst

COMPANY: Radix Computer Careers
SKILLS REQUIRED: C#, ASP.Net, ADO.Net, ASP, IIS, SQL (Sybase or MS SQL),
XML, Equities (a+)
LOCATION: Rutherford, NJ
RATE: Open
AREA: 201
LENGTH: Permanent
TERM: FULLTIME
SUMMARY: Programmer/Analyst
Salary is open and negotiable.
Requirements: 8+ years development experience with 1+ year .Net framework
(webservices, SOAP, UDDI).
Solid C#, ASP.Net, ADO.Net, IIS, SQL (Sybase or MS SQL), XML.
Experience with Web based and

Director/ VP of Technology

COMPANY: Kforce, Inc
SKILLS REQUIRED: web, Network, Delphi
LOCATION: Burlington, MA
RATE: 80000-100000 yearly
AREA: 781
LENGTH: Perm
TERM: FULLTIME
SUMMARY: Kforce has an open position for a(n) Director/ VP of Technology
located in the metropolitan area of Burlington, MA.

We are looking for a technology professional with a business mind, good
instincts and background in social networking business and te

Programmer Analysts

COMPANY: Yash Technologies
SKILLS REQUIRED: Oracle/Delphi Client Server, COBOL 74
LOCATION: Detroit, MI
RATE: Open
AREA: 313
LENGTH: 12 months
TERM: CON_W2 CON_HIRE_W2 CON_IND CON_HIRE_IND CON_CORP CON_HIRE_CORP
SUMMARY:
Our Client is looking for 5 Senior Programmer Analysts.

Takes a lead and expert role in tasks related to structured analysis,
structured design, coding, testing, installation, documentation and
maintenance of complex business or technical applic

Sr. Programmer Analyst

COMPANY: Acclaim Systems
SKILLS REQUIRED: Unisys A18, DMSII, Oracle, Delphi
LOCATION: Lansing, MI
RATE: open
AREA: 517
LENGTH: 1 year
TERM: FULLTIME CON_W2 CON_HIRE_W2 CON_IND CON_HIRE_IND CON_CORP
CON_HIRE_CORP
SUMMARY: Please submit resume in Word format with rate/salary
expectations.NO PHONE CALLS Please.

Delphi Programmer

COMPANY: Radhs, Inc.
SKILLS REQUIRED: Delphi, Oracle DBA, Web Development
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
RATE: market
AREA: 770
LENGTH: 3 months+
TERM: CON_W2 CON_HIRE_W2 CON_IND CON_HIRE_IND CON_CORP CON_HIRE_CORP
SUMMARY: We have an immediate need for Sr.Delphi Programmer for contract in
Atlanta. Experince as a Oracle DBA and Web Development experience needed.
If you are interested , please send your resume at sales@radhsinc.com

Sr. Programmer Analyst

COMPANY: Data-Core Systems, Inc
SKILLS REQUIRED: Oracle, Delphi, SQL, OOD
LOCATION: Lansing, MI
RATE: OPEN
AREA: 517
LENGTH: 12 months
TERM: CON_W2 CON_IND CON_CORP
SUMMARY: JOB APPLICATION WITHOUT POSISTION ID WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Skills Mandatory:
Oracle, Delphi, SQL, OOD

Experience Required:
5 years.

Note:
(5) years Oracle/Delphi Client Server application development, to include:
Oracle

Senior Programmer/Analyst (Unisys/DMSII)

COMPANY: Questa Technology Inc.
SKILLS REQUIRED: Unisys/DMSII/CANDE/MARCS/COBOL
74/Oracle/XGEN/WFL/DMInquiry/ERGO/Toad./Delphi/Pascal/COMS/TADS
LOCATION: Lansing, MI
RATE: DOE
AREA: 517
LENGTH: 12 months
TERM: CON_W2 CON_IND CON_CORP
SUMMARY: Candidate must have five (5) years experience with DMSII/Unisys
utilities or Oracle/Delphi Client Server application development, to
include:
CANDE & MARCS
COBOL 74 with Unisys extensions
Unisys Compiler Options
DMSII database management system

Delphi Developer

COMPANY: TechnoSphere, Inc
SKILLS REQUIRED: Delphi, Object Oriented, T-SQL, Sybase, Win32programming,
Unix, network protocol programming, cvs, XML, Java, C++
LOCATION: New York, NY
RATE: Based on market
AREA: 212
LENGTH: Permanent
TERM: FULLTIME
SUMMARY: TechnoSphere, Inc. is an Information Technology staffing and
consulting company that specializes in delivering key business solutions.

Our client is a major brokerage firm that is located in New York City. We
are looking for candidates for a Delphi

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

COMPANY: Data-Core Systems, Inc
SKILLS REQUIRED: XGEN, Client View Builder on Unisys with DMSII
LOCATION: Lansing, MI
RATE: OPEN
AREA: 517
LENGTH: 12 months
TERM: CON_W2 CON_IND CON_CORP
SUMMARY: JOB APPLICATION WITHOUT POSISTION ID WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Skills Mandatory:
XGEN, Client View Builder on Unisys with DMSII

Skills Nice to Have:
NT/2000, Delphi, Oracle RDBMS

Experience Required:
5 years.

Note:

Senior Programmer Analyst

COMPANY: netXert, Inc
SKILLS REQUIRED: XGEN, Client View Builder, Delphi programming
LOCATION: Lansing, MI
RATE: DOE
AREA: 517
LENGTH: 6+months
TERM: CON_W2 CON_IND CON_CORP
SUMMARY: A Customer of ours needs Senior Programmer Analysts having five (5)
years experience with DMSII/Unisys utilities or Oracle/Delphi Client Server
application development, should also have experience working with:
-CANDE & MARCS
-COBOL 74 with Unisys ex

</quote>

Here is this morning's email from Monster.Com for new Delphi oppportunities
nationally (these are new opptys that my "agent" knows haven't been sent o
me yet):
<quote>
US-UT-Salt Lake City Software Developer ACS, Inc.
US-CT-Shelton Delphi Developer Kforce, Professional Staffing
US-MA-Burlington Director/ VP of Technology Kforce, Professional Staffing
</quote>

this morning's Washington Post Agent (four new postings last week, better
than usual):
<quote>
System Analyst
 FE
 Computer Sciences Corporation
 Arlington, VA
 03/19/04

 System Analyst
 FE
 Computer Sciences Corporation
 Arlington, VA
 03/19/04

 Sr. Delphi Developer
 FE
 Panacea Consulting, Inc.
 Washington, DC
 03/12/04

 Delphi/Web Developer/User Support
 FE
 Panacea Consulting, Inc.
 Washington, DC
 03/12/04
</quote>

I have some other agents, and there are some other sources, but you get the
gist. This is not to say that every single job anywhere in the US has been
captured, but I firmly believe tha most of them have. Anybody, seriously
trying to recruit the best developers they can will employ no-brainer
strategies to do it (like post on the search engines, job
hunters/consultants are using...)

Bottom-line: The Delphi job situation is grim. There are *some* opptys for
junior programmers, simply because many employers are cutting costs to the
bone, so when they ask for 2 years experience they don't mean "at least",
they mean maximum. So there is even hope for junior guys. But overall, the
"lion's share" of the opptys are geared towards developers with at least 5
years experience and possibly more. Note: in this job market I find that
its now possible to be *too* senior and have too much experience; and what
that usually boils down to is that, once again, clients can't/won't pay
"guru rates" because they don't have to.... In many situations I see rates
for top of the line developers going for $40/hr... Just a sign of the
market, nationally, not just the glut of delphi developers per job oppty.

So, although you can nit-pick Will's numbers, the spirit of Will's message
is clear and easily backed up with facts and analysis.

Don't bother disputing this analysis with me; but, anyone reading this is
free to register a rebuttal (of course!)....

-d