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I don't know about "met", but for the past week or so, I've seen lots of "the sky is falling" on Twitter from pissed off .NET developers. I think much of it is
by m0nastic 15y ago
I don't know about "met", but for the past week or so, I've seen lots of "the sky is falling" on Twitter from pissed off .NET developers.
I think much of it is an overreaction, but Microsoft's native development story the past few years has given them room for concern. You're correct though, that the idea that there won't be .NET applications being developed and deployed over the next decade is pretty ridiculous.
I definitely think this is a PR disaster for Microsoft. Whether warranted or not, if Windows developers feel like they're investing in deprecated technology, there's a chance that what they jump to won't be controlled by Microsoft.
- teyc 15y agothere's a chance that what they jump to won't be controlled by Microsoft. ... like HTML and jQuery ?
- ianl 15y agoPeople are naturally resistent to change
- teyc 15y agoNo, I suspect it is a deeper fear. C# and Java devs have always commanded higher rates despite the HTML devs producing better looking apps and cheaper rates. With HTML being a first class citizen, I'm afraid this heralds the end of the .NET gravy train.
- sukuriant 15y agoThe private sector with in-house apps pays better than startups? Is that what I'm reading? Forgive me, but I believe I can safely disagree here.
- hello_moto 15y agoMaybe you should go to other cities outside Silicon Valley.
- sukuriant 15y agoI live in Redmond, and was comparing prices to Florida, where I used to live, actually.
- hello_moto 15y agoThere are a few things to consider: 1) Seattle is probably the top 3 hi-tech hub in USA (Silicon Valley/SF/SanJose and NYC as the other 2). 2) Are you comparing .NET dev in Redmond vs Rails dev in Redmond? Or Rails dev in Redmond and .NET dev in Florida?
- sukuriant 15y ago.NET in both places, actually, and start-up dev in SV (which I suspect makes a cost-of-living similiar pay to myself)
- heimidal 15y agoI have quite a few friends doing .NET for a living, and I can safely say that I make more than them using Ruby at work (at an ad agency, no less). They would definitely not call their jobs a "gravy train."
- hello_moto 15y agoOne word: outliers.
- bmj 15y agoKeep in mind that many C# MVC devs are well accustomed to this. The default MVC project template includes jQuery.