Re: [OT] Java vs .NET

2005-06-30 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 09:00:58AM -0400, Mark Galbreath wrote: } Scary? Ponder this: in the Wash DC area, there is an overabundance of } Java gigs and a scarcity of Java developers. Why? Because all the Java } developers have wised up and realized that (1) C# is what Java should } have been to

Re: [OT] Java vs .NET

2005-06-30 Thread Larry Meadors
On 6/30/05, Aleksandar Matijaca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All big employers here (Banks, Insurance companies ...) use J2EE. .NET is > typicaly seen here as something small companies without any expertise do.. I would agree with that assessment. -

Re: [OT] Java vs .NET

2005-06-30 Thread Larry Meadors
Scary? Not at all, as a Java developer, that is what I call a Hot Market (tm). :) Larry On 6/30/05, Mark Galbreath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scary? Ponder this: in the Wash DC area, there is an overabundance of Java > gigs and a scarcity of Java developers. --

Re: [OT] Java vs .NET

2005-06-30 Thread Aleksandar Matijaca
That is interesting, because, the situation is completely opposite in Toronto, and in Canada in general I think. I just did a quick search on google groups (group tor.jobs) : http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&q=c%23+group%3Ator.jobs&qt_s=Search returns 2200 jobs http://groups.google.ca/g

RE: [OT] Java vs .NET

2005-06-30 Thread Mark Galbreath
Scary? Ponder this: in the Wash DC area, there is an overabundance of Java gigs and a scarcity of Java developers. Why? Because all the Java developers have wised up and realized that (1) C# is what Java should have been to begin with, and (2) C# and .NET are O-P-E-N S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-S (can