Second Interview

Just a couple of hours ago I returned from my second interview with HFS Software, a local software company. I think I can say it went well. They did ask me for references at the end which is a good sign (I emailed them off before I started this post). The head guy, the boss man, the owner/founder commented that I obviously can get along with people which is important because it is a small office (about a dozen people). What can I say? I charmed them.

:::Tech Jargon Warning:::
I was and am concerned that this shop uses Delphi and PC-COBOL. Apparently they are also looking forward to completing their roll-out to a 32-bit platform. I have to admit that I don't know what difference it would make programmatically between 16 or 32 bit except for the possible size overflows of passed strings. Also, I don't really know Delphi. I know Visual Basic, a bit, which I (and my interviewer) assume is similar. But I don't even know VB all that well. Maybe I do. I honestly don't know because I've never been a real VB programmer. I've played at it and cooked up a few apps at work but that's about it. COBOL I've done on the mainframe and I'm sure it's roughly the same on the PC (probably easier). But I was upfront about my Delphi experience...not so much with my limited VB work.
:::Jargon over:::

I think I can do this job. Hell, I'm almost positive I can but I may have a bit of a learning curve. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I don't have it yet. I think I made a good impression on the boss. Maybe not quite as good with the daughter/heir apparent, hard to tell as I'm really a doofus at reading women. Frankly she seemed a bit uncomfortable to be part of the interview. I can understand that. Lots of people don't like being on either side of the desk for that. It was easier for me because I'm not hungry for it; I have a job already. Still, I am hoping.