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[d000hg]

CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire .NET programmers « Expensify Blog

To me, as someone who's worked a fair bit with C++, Java, .NET, he's talking the biggest load of crap. I wondered if the other techies here agree or disagree with him... for instance IIRC M12 is a startup built around .NET.

Maybe he's just one of those company owners who spends all their time scanning resumes for people who happen to agree with them.

[Churchill]

.NET is not a "language".

[d000hg]

.NET is not a "language".

Who cares. He even commented on that faux pas himself.

[thunderlizard]

That's just an article that's too big for its boots. It's taking an odd, reverse-Kantian position: because my actions are in such a way, universal human activity should be in that way (which he then also retracts). All he's saying is that .NET doesn't do what he needs. That's fine. I have an equally dogmatic set of reasons why I use a bicycle instead of a moped, but I wouldn't tell the internet about them as if it was interested.

[Scrag Meister]

Considering the number of specs I get with C# in the mix, I don't really care for this blokes opinion. There are the roles out there, the fact that I am no longer a 6510 assembly expert is not relevant.

I understand that he wants people to be able to build, and perhaps C#/VB.NET are not everyone requirement, but just use the tool for the job.

Take banking for example, sure you have the quant libraries which need to be fast and efficient, but most of the rest is ADO and a GUI, be that some thing built from scratch or integrated into Excel or similar.

Horses for courses, .NET has its place.

P.S. I don't currently code C#or VB.NET, but am looking to, as the contracts are out there.

[d000hg]

All he's saying is that .NET doesn't do what he needs

What does he need? He doesn't mention Java as being equally bad so it doesn't seem to be a performance thing, rather than it's too inflexible because the tools are so good. I've certainly not seen this problem using .NET.

[Churchill]

Who cares. He even commented on that faux pas himself.

Sorry I should have added that I disagree with him. However he does the hiring and firing.

[VectraMan]

To the extent that he's saying a good programmer is a good programmer, and that a good programmer with no experience in X is still better than a mediocre programmer who can tick the boxes, regurgitate books and technical articles, do training courses etc. in X, then I agree.

And trendy new technologies do tend to attact the latter kind.

[amcdonald]

And trendy new technologies do tend to attact the latter kind.

A ten year old .Net technology isn't a trendy new technology

[EternalOptimist]

maybe we should do a friday Dev thread about CEO's we would touch with a barge pole because of their outdated mind and skillset