InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comThu, 24 May 2012 12:55:49 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1200490-3038-1.aspxAs I asked for this forum, I thought I'd better start a topic off!Having reached the age where I can retire (in England), having completed many years pensionable service, I decided to quite the rat race and spend more time at home. However I have not stopped thinking and am not yet ready for the twilight home.I am thinking of going back to university and completing that doctorate that I couldn't do when the children were at home. I thought of doing more research into database reverse engineering and that got me thinking...SQL Server Central was a lifeline when I was working. I could ask any question however stupid I was and someone would fish me out of the problem without saying 'You clown!'. It got me wondering if there was a pool of knowledge out there in people like me who started back in the 1970s. We have been through all the flavours of SQL Server as well as many other databases which have fallen by the wayside. There is so much knowledge and experience stuck in the back of our heads which could be of use to someone starting out particularly if a newbie runs into a legacy system. You know that there are so many out there!So although this forum is for 'retired' members, I thought it might be used to ask the 'old hands' questions on legacy systems as well as a meeting place for those of us not ready for slippers and a nice cup of tea.Is there anyone else who thinks like me?Madame ArtoisFri, 04 Nov 2011 05:35:45 GMTS Hodkinson