.Net or Java?

[minestrone]

Also I wrote a blog system for a client in under 2 days using struts2, spring and hibernate, code fell into place, every line.

[PAH]

You're missing Azure from that list and I've heard rumours of a few e-commerce sites moving in that direction.

Ah, yes, the head in the clouds brigade.

Though any sane company will edge their bets and use several different solutions at once, to provide proper isolation from 'pulled-plug' syndrome.

See Apple and their iCloud (using both Azure and Amazon equivalents) as an example.

Don't bet all your money on Red or Black when you can put it on both, then sell tickets to see which one it lands on.

[eek]

Ah, yes, the head in the clouds brigade.

Though any sane company will edge their bets and use several different solutions at once, to provide proper isolation from 'pulled-plug' syndrome.

See Apple and their iCloud (using both Azure and Amazon equivalents) as an example.

Don't bet all your money on Red or Black when you can put it on both, then sell tickets to see which one it lands on.

Moving from AWS to Azure actually proved very painless and the server management time looks seriously reduced compared to AWS.

I know moving is not ideal but moving back wouldn't be that painful.

[d000hg]

Where is the demand, where are the jobs, where's the gravy train at? Current and future.

Question inspired by:
http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ml#post1388314

Surely the question isn't Java or .Net, but Java or .Net or PHP. Maligned as it is, it's the webby language of choice for many programmers.

[eek]

Surely the question isn't Java or .Net, but Java or .Net or PHP. Maligned as it is, it's the webby language of choice for many programmers.

As a contractor PHP = low rate crap.

For plan b's I prefer speed and codesmith means even that is in c#.

[doodab]

I'm thinking of doing some of the Java certifications while I'm on the bench, I'm a bit reluctant to invest in the Java 6 (and EE 5) ones when Java 7 has just been released though.

[PAH]

I'm a bit reluctant to invest in the Java 6 (and EE 5) ones when Java 7 has just been released though.

To get ahead of the game, get the Java 8 alpha. By the time you're up to speed enough to use it, it will be in demand.

That's how you get 2 years experience of a brand new technology on your CV.

[d000hg]

Oh, and Team Foundation Server, as Visual Studio and Source Safe just isn't good enough anymore.

VSS was never good enough, even MS admit that and used Perforce for their own big projects.

Also I wrote a blog system for a client in under 2 days using struts2, spring and hibernate, code fell into place, every line.

A blog is pretty simple though really. The server side anyway. Out of interest why combine struts with Spring?

As a contractor PHP = low rate crap.

Unless you can get a gig at one of the big boys like FaceBook, I suppose you're right.

[MarillionFan]

WTF.

A .Net or Java thread and one with the name Perl in the title in General.



Sorry I must have stumbled onto the wrong website.