[DUG-OFFTOPIC]: What is the perception of Delphi out there?

[Dave . Jollie]

Hi   The .net email list has just had a discussion on VB.NET versus C# and the merits of each. An interesting comment was that the perception (by those employing) is that C# programmers are better trained, better programmers and that VB is a toy language. The result is that C# programmers get paid more than vb.net programmers even though both languages can do essentially the same things. Perception is everything when it comes to dollars in the bank.   My question - what is the perception of Delphi in the market place? How do employers rate it when compared to other languages? And does it pay better or worse than other languages? Will Octane improve this - would hope so. I've personally had the impression that Delphi is not widely used in NZ and that the sites are few and far between - is this a correct perception - are Delphi programmers in the minority when compared to Java, c# and vb.net? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Sometimes specialization in something used less, can pay more (if the work is around), as there are less people competing for the work.   Any thoughts? Dave Jollie Developer, TOWER NZ IT (: 09 368 4259 Ê: 09 306 6801 *: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .: 46 Parnell Rd, Parnell, Auckland