IT Intern position

[SarcasticDwarf]

I am looking at an IT internship at a nearby company. They want the person to already know HTML, Visual Basic, and Cold Fusion. HTML I can understand, but how many apps at a corporate level are written in VB? Also, from what I have seen and heard, CF is not used very widely at all?

 

[minus1972]

if they say you should know it, you're gonna have to at least have a basic understanding; even if it's just for the interview. learning never hurt anyone.

sorry if I sound bitter, but it's the truth.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: minus1972
if they say you should know it, you're gonna have to at least have a basic understanding; even if it's just for the interview. learning never hurt anyone.

sorry if I sound bitter, but it's the truth.

True, I have no problem learning either. I did take an intro course on VB early in HS, but that was many years ago (it seems). So I know HTML well enough for day to day tasks, a good understanding of PHP, some understanding of MySQL, but CF? Who uses that?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
, but CF? Who uses that?

FuseTalk does.

 

[TommyVercetti]

VB is common for applications in a corporate enviornment. Atleast I think it is. Maybe someone back in 1998 sold them onto the idea of how good VB is and why they should use it. Now they are stuck with lots of corporate apps built on that. Same with CF.

 

[yllus]

There's good money to be made in changing over applications written in VB to C# in the corporate environment.

 

[Utterman]

Also brush up on your coffee making skills 😉

 

[Turkish]

I think VB is pretty common for simple business applications. CF, however, as far as I know, is pretty powerful.

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
, but CF? Who uses that?

FuseTalk does.

Yeah, but who uses that?

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
, but CF? Who uses that?

FuseTalk does.

Yeah, but who uses that?

Jackson 5.

 

[hkarpf6045]

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
, but CF? Who uses that?

FuseTalk does.

Yeah, but who uses that?

Hmm lets see: look below:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1302849&enterthread=y

Yes indeed anandtech uses it, .cfm is cold fusion markup language. it is actually a pretty cool language.

 

[xirtam]

I recommend you march into that interview confidently and state that you don't need to know the required skillset mentioned in the job specification.

That'll go over real well. They might even promote you to management.

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: hkarpf6045

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
, but CF? Who uses that?

FuseTalk does.

Yeah, but who uses that?

Hmm lets see: look below:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1302849&enterthread=y

Yes indeed anandtech uses it, .cfm is cold fusion markup language. it is actually a pretty cool language.

No, really?

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: hkarpf6045

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts
, but CF? Who uses that?

FuseTalk does.

Yeah, but who uses that?

Hmm lets see: look below:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1302849&enterthread=y

Yes indeed anandtech uses it, .cfm is cold fusion markup language. it is actually a pretty cool language.

No, really?

Why would anandtech use cold fusion? Isn't that something they're working on for power plants? What does anandtech have to do with power distribution systems?

PHEAR ME, FOR I AM N00B!

 

[d3n]

Learn to be an electrician or a plumber! Fantastic job security, fantastic money and much much less stress!

 

[xirtam]

Yeah, leave the fusion stuff to the experts. Come fix my toilet.

 

[KingNothing]

What platform does your toilet run on?

 

[d3n]

Originally posted by: xirtam
Yeah, leave the fusion stuff to the experts. Come fix my toilet.

Try the electrician route first 😉

 

[xirtam]

Oh, cmon. Nobody uses platforms anymore!

 

[KingNothing]

I saw a girl wearing platforms just the other day. Wonder how many pairs of shoes you have to own before you can justify buying platforms.

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: d3n

Originally posted by: xirtam
Yeah, leave the fusion stuff to the experts. Come fix my toilet.

Try the electrician route first 😉

Ok, fine. Come flip the switch on my fusebox. Then you can fix my toilet.

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
I saw a girl wearing platforms just the other day. Wonder how many pairs of shoes you have to own before you can justify buying platforms.

Dude... it was a girl. Nuff said.

 

[KingNothing]

I wonder if girls are more likely to buy a toilet running on .NET than unix.

 

[xirtam]

I'm sorry, you can't flush this toilet uner the .NET environment.

And then your toilet gets an overflow error. Panic ensues. And who's called upon to fix this technical problem?

That's right. Mr. "I-don't-need-to-know-Cold-Fusion-man" himself, DeathByAnts. I do believe I've discovered his marketability.

 

[KingNothing]

Reminds me of another thread about what you should say when the interview asks "why should I hire you?" DeathByAnts's response is "Because I'm a plunger in a world of overflowing toilets".