If you can do everything, you are now a full stack developer. That tells people you can do more than build a Web page. On 7 Jun 2016 11:26 AM, "Stephen Price" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've actually wondered about this myself. The roles I go for are the .Net > roles. Generally speaking, my role is ".Net Developer" due to the C# .Net > being the main skill required, but its rarely all you do. Javascript is a > big component these days, and as it's been pointed out, so many client side > technologies to choose from (most not Microsoft). > > So will there come a day where we no longer call ourselves .Net > developers? There has always been a gap between web developers and .Net > developers both in skill set and rates of pay. I suspect web developers > (technology wise) have caught up or are catching up. (in both areas?) > > A simple static website is one thing, but an actual web application > requires a lot of skill. No difference to the backend stuff. > > I've also struggled with MVC being the right fit for web applications now. > I'm working on my own project on the side and what started as MVC is now > pretty much a SPA hosted in the MVC framework. If I was to start it over > now, I'd make it an Angular 2 front end with WebAPI (because I know C#) for > the backend. Will that change down the track? Perhaps the backend could end > up something non .Net like node or something. Suddenly I'm no longer a > Microsoft developer... so what do I call myself? > > > cheers > > Stephen > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on > behalf of Michael Ridland <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 7 June 2016 9:15:42 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Looking for work > > > I find it strange that there wouldn't be many jobs with MVC, there must be > a large amount of codebases still using MVC? > > Thanks > > *Michael Ridland | Technical Director | Xamarin MVP* > > XAM Consulting - Mobile Technology Specialists > > www.xam-consulting.com > > Blog: www.michaelridland.com > > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Tom P <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Server side code like MVC are my strengths but it seems nobody cares for >> that any more. I'm stuck in 2011 it seems. >> >> On Tuesday, 7 June 2016, Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey Tom, >>> >>> >>> >>> Best to give us a clue on what you think your core strengths are. Then >>> anyone that knows of something can let you know. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> >>> >>> Dr Greg Low >>> >>> >>> >>> 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 >>> fax >>> >>> SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom P >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 7 June 2016 10:17 AM >>> *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Re: [OT] Looking for work >>> >>> >>> >>> No interviews in three months. I'll look into an Angular cert perhaps >>> then. >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7 June 2016 at 10:15, Bec C <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I had a tough time down there too. Everywhere seemed to want an >>> AngularJS "expert" when I was looking. Are you getting interviews or not >>> even reaching that stage? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Tom P <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> >>> >>> I've really had a tough time finding work in Melbourne. Getting very >>> desperate now. If anyone knows of a junior-intermediate role please send >>> through. >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks >> Tom >> >> >
