I feel the same as you. But out on the job market after my last employer went bust - and almost every single job at a reasonable level is demanding either C# .N

I feel the same as you. But out on the job market after my last employer went bust - and almost every single job at a reasonable level is demanding either C# .NET, or Java (J2EE, whatever they're calling it now). Period. Every interview; even for front-end web developers: they're sitting there asking you questions they pulled out of their Java 451 text book from two years ago. I've been playing "avoid those jobs" for a while now and it's getting tiresome. There is a HUGE prejudice against people who never drank the OOP kool aide.