larry wrote: > The reqests for programmers with Universe and .net experience have > been increaseing. > So if you are going to be doing some additional studying be sure to > take .net classes. > Larry Okeson VP > Software Search Atlanta
Maybe this is a u2-community posting but I'll take a chance that this is more suited for this side of the fence. One of our Nebula R&D partners has been specializing in .NET training for the last few years. The owner is a well respected C# MVP, recognized author, contributor to Microsoft's C# FAQ, public speaker, and trainer of those seeking their MCSD and other credentials. Just yesterday we were discussing a phenomenon and I'd like your comments. We have seen an increase over the years of .NET development in U2 shops. That's no surprise, it's getting tougher to justify continued investment in VB6 and it's simply time for companies to make the move. Frankly however, we are not seeing a high demand for requests for .NET development from this specific market, though we are happy that U2 users and IBM are now more inclined toward mv.NET as a multi-purpose connectivity library. I've concluded that most U2 shops are larger, and hire and train internal talent rather than contracting from outside. When people do come for training, they come from larger shops as described above, self-taught, and even though they've been using .NET for a few years it's apparent that they really don't understand just how deep the .NET Framework is or how it works. It's initially regarded as VB7 on steroids, where it's really more than just a single language, it's a massive collection of language-independent libraries with a very consistent underlying architecture. My questions regard your company experiences with this ongoing education process related to .NET. Do your people go to training? Do your developers try to get by for as long as possible using Visual Studio like it's Visual Basic with different syntax? Have any companies hit major walls after the development has begun, and maybe went through a couple consultant "experts" in an attempt to figure out why things aren't working as expected? Has that caused any .NET initiatives to be reconsidered? Back to this discussion we were having, our partner has been cutting back on the training side of the business because it seems most companies are less inclined toward getting training up front, and more inclined to call a consultant after damage is already done. We'd prefer companies to experience success up front, but again being as candid as possible here, the time and income is all the same to us, so we're going with the flow. It's in everyone's best interest here to see U2 development projects succeed, so that we don't see more MV software getting replaced as a first initiative by someone who doesn't know any better. I think we can all benefit from understanding how education with .NET (or even Java/J2EE) is approached in U2 shops, particularly larger ones. Thanks. Tony Gravagno Nebula Research and Development TG@ always.remove.thisNebula-RnD.com ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
