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This thread is indicative of the bias I see on HN. .Net and Java are "uncool" and therefore must not be suited for solving real world problems or doing interes
by dos1 15y ago
This thread is indicative of the bias I see on HN. .Net and Java are "uncool" and therefore must not be suited for solving real world problems or doing interesting things. They are also often synonymous with bloated corporate bureaucracies and meetings. By these same stereotypes, should I assume that every Ruby developer is living in a party house with his 4 other co-founders, eating ramen and making social networking applications?
- euroclydon 15y agoWrong. Four words: "Nature of the work"
- georgieporgie 15y ago.Net and Java are "uncool" I think he was saying that the typical Enterprise jobs are uncool, not that .Net is necessarily so.
- droithomme 15y agoIt's not bias, it's just a realistic observation of the market forces at work. People are willing to put up with bureaucracy and dull projects for more pay. There is no shortage of talent, there is merely an abundance of employers who are not realistic about market rates.
- phillmv 15y agoUntil recently those were the only situations in which you could get a job as a Ruby developer – hamming it out on your own, in a small startup or at a consultancy. It's still hard to get an Enterprise job as a Ruby developer. Hence the stereotype.