BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Chris Wilkerson Guest Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:35 pm    Post subject: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire First things first. I'm looking for encouragement with a healthy dose of facts. Admittedly, there's doesn't seem to be much programming period in this area, but it still would be nice to know of any other Delphi shops. My big hope is that I can focus my job search amongst the Delphi faithful rather than blindly posting my resume on pages like Monster & Dice (which I've already done). It seems that all of the Delphi jobs are in LA or Irvine. But the commute is awful. Telecommuting (at least part time) could ease that burden, but so far I've had no luck finding an employer willing to try this. The salaries that I've been asked to consider don't even come close to allowing me to move there. It SEEMS like the only option left is to accept a job out of state (you know somewhere where the cost of living isn't completely outrageous). I'm not entirely opposed to moving out of state, but I've never lived outside of California before(please don't hold that against me). So I want to make sure that I've at least exhausted every option which includes coming to you, the Delphi faithful, seeking advice. (BTW, if you've read this far, thank you very much! Please come say hi to me at the Borland Conference this November. I am scheduled to speak twice!) All that being said, it does seem as though there is plenty of work in Delphi, which is encouraging. Thanks so much for your time, Christian Wilkerson Back to top Larry Maturo Guest Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Hi Chris, You didn't mention looking in borland.public.delphi.jobs. It's worth a shot anyway. Good luck with your job search. -- Larry Maturo Back to top Brion L. Webster Guest Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Chris Wilkerson wrote: Quote: All that being said, it does seem as though there is plenty of work in Delphi, which is encouraging. Have you tried going through the SoCal or Orange County DUG? Seems to me there was a big, active group down there, even putting on mini-BorCon events. -Brion Back to top Chris Wilkerson Guest Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Thank you. I believe I will do that. I think I will do it to see if there is anything reasonably close by. If that fails, after a month or two I will post it again with a big "WILLING TO RELOCATE" tag. Thanks again, ChrisW "Larry Maturo" <lmaturo (AT) imceda (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Hi Chris, You didn't mention looking in borland.public.delphi.jobs. It's worth a shot anyway. Good luck with your job search. -- Larry Maturo Back to top Chris Wilkerson Guest Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire You know, I used to belong to OCDUG a few years back. I stopped going when I moved away from that area. I seem to remember that there were a few developers that traveled to their Irvine meetings all the way from Riverside. I will definitely check that out. Thanks for the advice. ChrisW "Brion L. Webster" <brion.webster (AT) nospam (DOT) ci.fresno.ca.us> wrote Quote: Chris Wilkerson wrote: All that being said, it does seem as though there is plenty of work in Delphi, which is encouraging. Have you tried going through the SoCal or Orange County DUG? Seems to me there was a big, active group down there, even putting on mini-BorCon events. -Brion Back to top Brion L. Webster Guest Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Chris Wilkerson wrote: Quote: You know, I used to belong to OCDUG a few years back. I stopped going when I moved away from that area. I seem to remember that there were a few developers that traveled to their Irvine meetings all the way from Riverside. I will definitely check that out. Thanks for the advice. It was always just a wee bit to far to drive down from Fresno for the evening, for me. Haven't heard from them in a while. Good luck! -Brion Back to top JohnE Guest Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire I run a Delphi / VS shop here in San Bernardino. John Back to top Chris Wilkerson Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:06 am    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Well, if you're looking to add a developer, I'd love to send you my resume. In brief, I've been professionally working with Delphi since 1996. Mostly database applications. Primarily using MSSQL on the backend. The last few years I have been heavily involved with writing and maintaining a server application for my company. It's multi-threaded and uses Indy components. In fact, multi-threaded database applications, and using Indy components is what I'm going to be speaking on at Borcon in November. As far as VS, back in the 90's I did write alot in VB, but these days I mostly use VC(6 & 2003.net). It doesn't look like the email address you have displayed will work. But if you'd like to get in touch, give a me call 909-463-1934. Mine is somewhat obfuscated as well. Spam sucks. Talk to you later, ChrisW "JohnE" <johne (AT) legalizespamkillers (DOT) com> wrote Quote: I run a Delphi / VS shop here in San Bernardino. John Back to top JohnE Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:33 am    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Send it to amazongb-at-hotmail-dot-com. John Back to top Matt Jacobs Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 6:20 am    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire "Chris Wilkerson" <chris_wilkerson91739 (AT) no (DOT) spam.please.yahoo.com> wrote: Have you considered the SF Bay Area? Things are not great up here, but there are some options left. BTW, I grew up in Covina and lived in Upland for a while. Back to top Chris Wilkerson Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Hadn't really considered the SF Bay Area. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it really expensive to live there(i.e. cost of homes)? Quote: BTW, I grew up in Covina and lived in Upland for a while. A local boy! I actually spent most of my time growing up in Whittier and La Habra. Graduated La Habra High in 90. My wife and I moved to Cucamonga in 98 because we could afford a house here. But the way the housing market has gotten so crazy in SoCal, I couldn't afford to buy my own house. As far as Delphi work is concerned, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find the kind of salaries that allow us to afford to stay here and enjoy the traffic and smog. ;-) Speaking of SF, are you going to be at the conference? ChrisW "Matt Jacobs" <noyb (AT) noyb (DOT) com> wrote Quote: "Chris Wilkerson" wrote: Have you considered the SF Bay Area? Things are not great up here, but there are some options left. Back to top revdmv Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Programming in SB, tell me you live in the hills. Back to top revdmv Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire There is Delphi in the Bay Area, although my business is starting to serve clients accross the country. It's not uncommon for me to be on a project for a client and to have several consultants based around the country having to coordinate. Back to top Matt Jacobs Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 6:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire "Chris Wilkerson" <chris_wilkerson91739 (AT) no (DOT) spam.please.yahoo.com> wrote: Quote: Hadn't really considered the SF Bay Area. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it really expensive to live there(i.e. cost of homes)? BTW, I grew up in Covina and lived in Upland for a while. A local boy! I actually spent most of my time growing up in Whittier and La Habra. Graduated La Habra High in 90. My wife and I moved to Cucamonga in 98 because we could afford a house here. But the way the housing market has gotten so crazy in SoCal, I couldn't afford to buy my own house. Whittier used to have a great cruise night in the 70's. Way before your time I assume. ;-) Quote: As far as Delphi work is concerned, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find the kind of salaries that allow us to afford to stay here and enjoy the traffic and smog. Same here, just no smog. <g> I think most areas in California require two incomes to buy a home. Unless you're in east San Diego County or something like that. ;-) Quote: Speaking of SF, are you going to be at the conference? No, I stopped going to those things years ago. Too much hype and vaporware for me. I seem to recall there are some software companies in West LA, but that's even worse than driving to Irvine. Are there no companies off the San Bernardino Freeway between Pomona and Ontario looking for programmers? I seem to recall there were quite a few medium sized companies all along the freeway. Back to top John Kaster (Borland) Guest Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Delphi in Socal's Inland Empire Matt Jacobs wrote: Quote: No, I stopped going to those things years ago. Too much hype and vaporware for me. Just to be clear, you're talking about Borland conferences, not other conferences here? 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