Re: Opportunities..

[Haseltine, Celeste]

Saravanan,   I'm not sure if you are referring to opportunities in the US, or just opportunities overall.  It is my understanding that Java has a larger market share in Europe than in the US, but that may be changing soon when MS releases their new .NET platform.  The cost of licensing for the new software, coupled with the fact that the VB compiler has been rewritten so that old VB code will not run on the new platform, may drive up the market share for Java and JSP.  Java and JSP have the advantage of open source, can be used on multiple platforms, and no licensing fee's for the software(but there may be fees for the JSP server, depending on what server you decide to use).  I've spoken with some managers in some of the larger companies, who are seriously considering porting from MS to Java/JSP if the costs are right.  And one of the biggest factors they are considering are the licensing fee's that MS is planning to charge for their new .NET platform, with the second biggest costs the re-training of their in house employees in a new development language.  Companies who in the past were getting away with buying on Enterprise license, and using it on 30 developers machines, will now have to buy 30 separate license's if they want to upgrade.   In the short term (next 6 months), the outlook for developers overall in the US is not good.  No one is investing in their current software/platforms unless they absolutely have to.  They are living with what they've got, and patching up their software to keep it going where necessary.  The market had taken a big hit since the 4th quarter of 2000, and the events on Sept 11, 2001 in NY has moved the US into what I believe is a full blown recession, although the numbers to justify my opinion will not be available for another 6 months.  With so many Americans out of work, and the number of unemployment claims rising, American based companies in the US are finding it hard to justify hiring an H1-B visa holder to the Immigration Dept.  So no matter what type of developer you are, MS, Java, JSP, COBAL, etc, the job market is tight.   I don't know if that gave you the information you were looking for, but that's one developers opinion/outlook from the Dallas, TX area.   Celeste   -----Original Message----- From: Saravanan Thangaraju [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Oppurtunities.. Is there any opportunities for JSP Developers still in the market or it is dried up..   Saravanan . T. India.