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I'd love to join a startup if it weren't for the layoffs and the inability to get a new engineering job even if you didn't lose yours. I hate working on Window

I'd love to join a startup if it weren't for the layoffs and the inability to get a new engineering job even if you didn't lose yours. I hate working on Windows and .NET with a passion.

AlotOfReading 2y ago
I've seen just as many layoffs at big tech because someone randomly decided X*0.9 was the proper number of employees as I've seen from startup volatility. The equity is better in big tech though.
stackskipton 2y ago
As SRE who deals with a ton of .Net, many companies are moving to .Net Core on Linux. It's slow process but it's getting there.
- worik 2y ago
  > many companies are moving to .Net Core on Linux Why? Is it to port windows software to Linux? Is anybody starting software on Linux using .Net?
  - cjblomqvist 2y ago
    As an indication. Azure have more Linux machines running .NET than Windows machines.
  - neonsunset 2y ago
    Because .NET is just a superior platform especially for back-ends. It has been open-source and platform-agnostic for 8 years already.
    - worik 2y ago
      > Because .NET is just a superior platform especially for back-ends. Superior to what?
  - stackskipton 2y ago
    >Why? Is it to port windows software to Linux? Most of software was web-based software but ran on Windows Server because it was only platform to support .Net Framework. Once we migrated to .Net Core and could run it on Linux, we did so because .Net on Linux is faster and free. >Is anybody starting software on Linux using .Net? I mean, all greenfield for day job stuff is done now in Linux. We have several ASP.Net Services that hosted 100% on Kubernetes. I also helped out with friend startup which is using React + .Net REST API backend, runs using Docker Compose on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
hannofcart 2y ago
The older I get, I realise that the most joyful accomplishments are in building something reliable that is also useful to a lot of people. The tools/stack used to achieve this matters, but only so much.
- bluefirebrand 2y ago
  Different people just find different tools more enjoyable to use Yeah, the tech and stack in theory doesn't matter as much as the project, but if you don't like work with the tools you won't be as effective
- Aeolun 2y ago
  Hmm, I find certain stacks are much easier to reliably build reliable products with.

I'd love to join a startup if it weren't for the layoffs and the inability to get a new engineering job even if you didn't lose yours. I hate working on Windows and .NET with a passion.

AlotOfReading 2y ago

I've seen just as many layoffs at big tech because someone randomly decided X*0.9 was the proper number of employees as I've seen from startup volatility. The equity is better in big tech though.

stackskipton 2y ago

As SRE who deals with a ton of .Net, many companies are moving to .Net Core on Linux. It's slow process but it's getting there.

worik 2y ago
> many companies are moving to .Net Core on Linux Why? Is it to port windows software to Linux? Is anybody starting software on Linux using .Net?
- cjblomqvist 2y ago
  As an indication. Azure have more Linux machines running .NET than Windows machines.
- neonsunset 2y ago
  Because .NET is just a superior platform especially for back-ends. It has been open-source and platform-agnostic for 8 years already.
  - worik 2y ago
    > Because .NET is just a superior platform especially for back-ends. Superior to what?
- stackskipton 2y ago
  >Why? Is it to port windows software to Linux? Most of software was web-based software but ran on Windows Server because it was only platform to support .Net Framework. Once we migrated to .Net Core and could run it on Linux, we did so because .Net on Linux is faster and free. >Is anybody starting software on Linux using .Net? I mean, all greenfield for day job stuff is done now in Linux. We have several ASP.Net Services that hosted 100% on Kubernetes. I also helped out with friend startup which is using React + .Net REST API backend, runs using Docker Compose on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

hannofcart 2y ago

The older I get, I realise that the most joyful accomplishments are in building something reliable that is also useful to a lot of people. The tools/stack used to achieve this matters, but only so much.

bluefirebrand 2y ago
Different people just find different tools more enjoyable to use Yeah, the tech and stack in theory doesn't matter as much as the project, but if you don't like work with the tools you won't be as effective
Aeolun 2y ago
Hmm, I find certain stacks are much easier to reliably build reliable products with.