I've done a little bit of everything since I got my music degree and started selling IBM PC's and the brand-new Macintosh at ComputerLand back in 1983. My VB credentials come from spending 10 years as a MCT, running around the country teaching (primarily) the Microsoft VB4, 5, and 6 classes, and writing a couple of major and several minor applications in VB6. I've also spent time teaching for Sun, a class called "OOAD using Java and UML." While I'm not a Java expert, my OO and UML skills are pretty strong. I've spent a fair amount of time in the .Net world, too, but most of my actual work has been on the analysis and design end lately.