Finally got a job!

Joe Woodbury

After 1 year and 2 weeks of unemployment, I'm working again. The great part is that my salary is only slightly less than it was at my previous job. For those who care, I'm working on Family Tree Maker. As I've been plowing through the code (which is mostly a morass of C with some C++) I ran across GridCtrl.h/.cpp from none other than Chris Maunder (copyrighted in 1998!)

Ranjan Banerji

Congratulations!!!! that was a long break. Intentional or just because the market sucks?

Brigg Thorp

I wonder if they got permission from Chris to use it in a commercial product... :) Brigg Thorp Software Engineer Timex Corporation

Megan Forbes

Congrats Joe! :beer:

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Jon Sagara

Congrats!!! :jig:

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Rohit Sinha

Congrats Joe! :cool: Now go get drunk for all of us. :)
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brianwelsch

Congratulations. I was out for a year + during 2001. it sucks. I was waiting tables, but it's great to code for money after that time. :beer: :) BW "In a world full of people, only some want to fly,Isn't that crazy?" - Seal

Chris Losinger

brianwelsch wrote: I was out for a year + during 2001. was 2001 a longer year than usual? :doh: CheeseWeasle

Michael A Barnhart

Joe Woodbury wrote: I'm working again. Great News! :-D Since Genealogy is my hobby does this mean I can ask you directly for new features? :cool: "For as long as I can remember, I have had memories. Colin Mochrie."

Joe Woodbury

You can always ask. Actually, I encourage that. My wife's a genealogy fanatic, so I'm getting her I want list.

John Fisher

Cool! My wife uses Family Tree Maker. I'll have to tell her that I (kinda) know a programmer who works on it! :cool: John
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Vikram A Punathambekar

Congrats! :rose: :cool: I hope you like it. Joe Woodbury wrote: from none other than Chris Maunder CP rulez! Vikram.

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brianwelsch

It certainly felt like it. :sigh: BW "In a world full of people, only some want to fly,Isn't that crazy?" - Seal

KaRl

:cool:, congratulations! Genealogy is a funny thing. How is it possible to know if the administrative papers tell the truth without a DNA test :-D ?

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Roger Wright

Congrats, Joe! I'm chatting at the moment with a friend who uses the product. Her only complaint is that the free website provided for publishing her tree is limited to 2000 names, and she knows of no way to transfer the whole thing to another site with more space. Great product otherwise, she says - you should have a fun time playing with it.

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Giles

Well done!! Started a new one myself 3 weeks ago. :-D Its a good feeling.

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Norman Bates

Congrat's on the new job Joe! ps-fwiw; I bought the best version of the software, expecting to type in my or my parents name and get a geniology chart, but nooo! Just let me search for things I already new...perhaps you could push the "auto create best initial tree for individual" idea up the chain! Sure would blow the competition right out of the water & simple enough to do too... All the Best! NB

Lost User

Joe Woodbury wrote: After 1 year and 2 weeks of unemployment, I'm working again. The great part is that my salary is only slightly less than it was at my previous job. Congrats. I win the contest by 2 weeks. It took me 13 months, 40% of previous wage and not computer related. Michael Martin Australia "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002