On Jun 28, 2004, at 10:52 AM, John Luce wrote:
The Java community is so fractured and there are so many different packages
that it makes it impossible for someone to break into the software world.
I don't understand how "factured" applies here. Java has lots of features in different areas, and breaking those features into separate packages makes sense. Or if you meant fractured in the sense of many different JVMs or development environments, then that too is a strength.
So, I could never get hired. So, I took a C# class, an Oracle class or 2 and
VOILA!! I became desired again. I am looking at 3 offers in that arena right
now after 3 years of nothing.
Always good to hear about people getting jobs.
Why? Because the Java community is one of the worst offenders in effete snob-dom. There is nothing new under the Sun (pun intended), just new terminolgy for what we've always done.
I've written in a lot of languages, and Java isn't particularly guilty of any more specialization than any other. For better or worse, its easier to get a job doing exactly what you did at your last job. If you were a manager and wanted to get a J2EE project done right and on schedule, with all other things being equal wouldn't you prefer to hire someone with J2EE experience? The fact is there's been a large drop in the number of programming jobs for every language, and that's given an advantage to those with enough experience, but not too much experience :-)
Warm regards,
___________________________________________________________________ michael at czeiszperger dot org Chapel Hill, NC
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