>I probably could have stated my case more elegantly as well. It just > always gets my goat when people tell me I "have to" to do something or > I am "stupid". > > My point is that there are a LOT of programming jobs that have nothing > to do with .net or Java.
Yes there are, good ones too, that probably aren't going to magically disappear just because .NET is here. >And the skill sets are not as available as > they are for Java and .net (where every newbie programmer lists one or > the other on their resume.) Therefore, it has been easy for me to find > a job whenever I have needed one. My resume lists Java, but not .net. > I don't have enough seat time in .net to list it yet. (Home practice > doesn't count). I think having Java on a resume will pretty much guarantee you a job for the forseeable future. Not sure if the same can be said for .NET quite yet, but my guess is it will. > > Personally, I don't like most of the work being done in .net, nor in > Java. I wouldn't want to sit in my chair and develop in either for any > significant part of my day. Been there. Done that. Didn't like it. > Moved on. I have successfully avoided Java to this point. Most of my work the last year has been in .NET, and i've really enjoyed it. To each his own I suppose. I really enjoy the OO approach as implemented in C#.NET, and displayed efficiently in Visual Studio.NET > > While on the philosphy of work, I personally don't like to work as a > <fill-in-the-language> programmer on a large programming staff. I much > prefer working for a small company that has programming needs. This > lets me work more as a technologist and technical advisor than as a > line coder. The jobs seem more stable, and there is a great feeling of > being part of the team rather than a plug-and-play component > replacable by a cheaper version next year. I also enjoy the smaller company approach. But i'm the opposite when it comes to what I actually like to do. I like to be the coder, the grunt worker so to speak. I actually think there is greater security/stability as the actual coder. I've yet to work in a business where the core code components are so well obsifucated from the business model that developers can be replaced on a whim. In my experience, the single most valuable IT person to a company is someone who both knows the business, AND has the coding ability to convert that business into workable components. > > Just my 2 cents. > > Jerry Johnson > Technologist > Plus my 2, makes 4 :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163083 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
