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.NET doesn't even make the cut for consideration? Am I wrong in thinking that there are still plenty of opportunities for Microsoft developers?

artmageddon 15y ago
If you're wrong in that train of thought, that makes two of us. I just landed my 2nd new job this year, and both new jobs were in .Net development(the first one was a 6-month consulting gig that just ended last week). I don't think it's going away anytime soon.
nxn 15y ago
I can say for certain that the demand for solid .NET devs is really high in the Philadelphia area right now. I am constantly bombarded from recruiters, and now even old employers that are offering me new positions. Beyond this, I've actually gotten a chance to look at some resumes over the last 2-3 months and it seems that the typical applicant who gets at least a decent consideration isn't even all that skilled or experienced. On the other hand, when I was searching for a new position some 7 to 8 months ago, the few python places here seemed to have unrealistic expectations of their applicants.
- sudont 15y ago
  The exact same in Minneapolis. I'm definitely not learning Python for a job—it's strictly for fun side projects, which you really don't get in either .NET or Java. The main reason I'd avoid those languages would be to avoid mercenary programmers, and instead find a dev who gives a shit. Choice quote (paraphrased) from a .NET dev: "who cares what the code looks like, you should be gone by the time anyone would look at it."
gm 15y ago
I think this survey is dumb. How do we know the first question is not really a "do you think the light-skinned engineer is better than the dark skinned one?" Also: Any potential client that would rank an engineer's quality based on his programming language alone, is a client to stay away from. These would be the execs who read a magazine in a flight and suddenly think they know how programming works. So who cares if your language (assuming you are a one language person, which is a different topic onto itself) is perceived as "bad"? There are many world-class engineers that code in shitty languages, or languages that are full of shitty programmers. Programming language alone proves nothing. I think all of this is just some more skippable junk being added to the web. For the sake of argument, let's assume that yes, you are perceived to be a better programmer based on your language. What happens after that very first impression? Can you show yourself to be an incompetent ass after stating your flashy language? What if you smell bad? What if you have an annoying voice, or an obnoxious laugh? Junk, I tell you! This is useless junk.

artmageddon 15y ago

If you're wrong in that train of thought, that makes two of us. I just landed my 2nd new job this year, and both new jobs were in .Net development(the first one was a 6-month consulting gig that just ended last week). I don't think it's going away anytime soon.

nxn 15y ago

I can say for certain that the demand for solid .NET devs is really high in the Philadelphia area right now. I am constantly bombarded from recruiters, and now even old employers that are offering me new positions. Beyond this, I've actually gotten a chance to look at some resumes over the last 2-3 months and it seems that the typical applicant who gets at least a decent consideration isn't even all that skilled or experienced. On the other hand, when I was searching for a new position some 7 to 8 months ago, the few python places here seemed to have unrealistic expectations of their applicants.

sudont 15y ago
The exact same in Minneapolis. I'm definitely not learning Python for a job—it's strictly for fun side projects, which you really don't get in either .NET or Java. The main reason I'd avoid those languages would be to avoid mercenary programmers, and instead find a dev who gives a shit. Choice quote (paraphrased) from a .NET dev: "who cares what the code looks like, you should be gone by the time anyone would look at it."

gm 15y ago

I think this survey is dumb. How do we know the first question is not really a "do you think the light-skinned engineer is better than the dark skinned one?" Also: Any potential client that would rank an engineer's quality based on his programming language alone, is a client to stay away from. These would be the execs who read a magazine in a flight and suddenly think they know how programming works. So who cares if your language (assuming you are a one language person, which is a different topic onto itself) is perceived as "bad"? There are many world-class engineers that code in shitty languages, or languages that are full of shitty programmers. Programming language alone proves nothing. I think all of this is just some more skippable junk being added to the web. For the sake of argument, let's assume that yes, you are perceived to be a better programmer based on your language. What happens after that very first impression? Can you show yourself to be an incompetent ass after stating your flashy language? What if you smell bad? What if you have an annoying voice, or an obnoxious laugh? Junk, I tell you! This is useless junk.