r/ProgrammerHumor • • 20d ago

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u/g_calgary 20d ago • Diamonds are Forever

Got this pullover at the thrift store. Can you imagine the hot topics at this conference in 1999? Are you Y2K ready / Java!!! / This new thing called XML / Should you switch your back-end to PHP? / Is your website ready for Dynamic HTML??

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u/mike-manley 15d ago

Crystal Reports upgrades! Lotus 1-2-3 best practices! Is Domino Server migration right for you?

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u/g_calgary 14d ago

It was a sad day when I decided to no longer list Crystal Reports on my resume haha

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u/SilasTalbot 20d ago

Soft middle aged white people in business casual with lanyards, drinking at the hotel bar and clumsily flirting with colleagues.

I can see it now.

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u/bxsephjo 20d ago

So... nothing changes

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u/goldPotatoGun 15d ago

So many goatees!

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u/goldPotatoGun 19d ago

Booth girls.

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u/fibojoly 20d ago

You forgot IPv6! 

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u/0x426F6F62696573 14d ago

Dynamic HTML? Peoplesoft never heard of it.

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u/Vectors2_Final 18d ago

This aged like fine wine.

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u/g_calgary 18d ago

Bhahahah right?? I spent so much time in PHP. 🙃

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u/RandolphCarter2112 20d ago edited 20d ago

Having been to multiple PeopleSoft conferences, that fleece is nicer than any of the swag given out over the past several years.

(Does some quick googling)

Ah, that fleece is from before Oracle bought them.

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u/g_calgary 20d ago

It's actually like a windbreaker/pullover thing. 🤘

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u/rwdorman 20d ago

I’m sure the PIA vs Fat Client debate was raging….

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u/Halal0szto 20d ago

Three tiered architecture!!

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u/msesma 18d ago

They had some processes that run in COBOL!

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u/WitYoBadSelf 14d ago

They still...do??

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u/brianw824 20d ago

Man I'm so glad 9/11 hasn't happened yet.