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Depends on one's metric. In terms of potential jobs C# is about par with C++, and well below Java.

Hotjobs, title search

        Java: 577 jobs
        http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-search?kwchanged=1&kw=Java&search_title_only=title&ui_kw_type=kwall

        C++: 246 jobs
        http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-search?kwchanged=1&kw=C%2B%2B&search_title_only=title&ui_kw_type=kwall

        C#: 213 jobs
        http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-search?kwchanged=1&kw=C%23&search_title_only=title&ui_kw_type=kwall

Monster, title search

        Java: 2016 jobs
        http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?re=0&brd=1&jsnonreg=1&q=java&rad_units=miles&pg=1&vw=b&jto=1

        C#: 889 jobs
        http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?re=0&brd=1&jsnonreg=1&q=C%23&rad_units=miles&pg=1&vw=b&jto=1

        C++: 806 jobs
        http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?re=0&brd=1&jsnonreg=1&q=C%2B%2B&rad_units=miles&pg=1&vw=b&jto=1

you should look a little harder, a quick search on monster showed plenty of results

monster search for java in software/system and software/web development

http://career-advice.monster.com/technology-skills/technology/Why-Macintosh-Skills-Matter-in-Tech/home.aspx

There was a time when a small army of fact checkers would verify things like this before they were published.

There was a time when newspapers had massive profit margins from being the only game in town for classifieds and employment ads, commercial and local advertising. That's obviously no longer true.

You can't cut ad staff because they're the people who make money for the paper. You can't cut circulation and distribution because that's always been cut down to the barest minimum.

You can cut mailroom staff and move deadlines up, but they're minimum wage, so that's not much savings.

You can put a bigger workload on the press room to do more commercial jobs, but with higher overtime and press maintenance costs, the gain in revenue is a wash.

You can't cut reporting staffs down too much or you won't have anything to put into the paper.

So where are the cuts taking place? Copy desks. It's cheaper to make a reporter learn to edit copy while maintaining their writing (and now videography, photography, blogging and podcasting) workloads, than it is to hire someone with the software experience, editing skills, contacts and breadth of knowledge to even know what facts to suspicious, much less actually check them.

Oops, this time I used preview ... fixed url here

They're advertising for a unix/linux admin position in texas, 4000 servers, and, get this - high school or equivalent"

* Perform administration of Linux/Unix machines in a large server farm environment (4,000+ machines)
* Help ensure 24x7x365 operation
* Participate in an on-call schedule, including holidays and nights
* Quickly solve problems, automate tasks and create reports
* Work with I.T. staff, network engineers, and end users to troubleshoot problems with server applications
* Monitor and tune system and kernels for optimal performance
* Proactively monitor production machines for signs of impending hardware failure and perform preventative maintenance
* Perform migrations of customer data as needed to maintain balanced loads across systems/networks
* Maintain current software versions in a template/push architecture
* Train/mentor Junior System Administrators
* Continued learning, training and advancement

Sounds like they're looking for someone with really low $$$ expectations. Is it responsible to put someone who could only get - maybe - a GED in this sort of position???

http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?fn=543&fn=6&q=entry+level&cy=US&vw=b&re=14&JSYESREG=1&brd=1

Perhaps the grandparent could have more accurately written, "those OSS ERP systems that everybody talks about but nobody is using".

Compiere
Tiny ERP
opentaps

Just for comparison: Sap

Perhaps the grandparent could have more accurately written, "those OSS ERP systems that everybody talks about but nobody is using".

Compiere
Tiny ERP
opentaps

Just for comparison: Sap

Perhaps the grandparent could have more accurately written, "those OSS ERP systems that everybody talks about but nobody is using".

Compiere
Tiny ERP
opentaps

Just for comparison: Sap

Perhaps the grandparent could have more accurately written, "those OSS ERP systems that everybody talks about but nobody is using".

Compiere
Tiny ERP
opentaps

Just for comparison: Sap

Technologies like Flash and AJAX and all the other technologies surrounding and supporting them can add a great deal of value to a website, but only if done correctly.

Below is an email Monster sent out to account holders. I was expecting a sincere apology with perhaps an offer for free credit monitoring. Instead, when they have a security issue, they invite their users to be more savvy about the internet.

Note their directions on "HOW TO BE A SAFE INTERNET USER". If perhaps they had taken their own advice, maybe we wouldn't be in this situation?

--

Dear Valued Monster Customer,

Protecting the job seekers who use our website is a top priority, and we value the trust you place in Monster. Regrettably, opportunistic criminals are increasingly using the Internet for illegitimate purposes. As is the case with many companies that maintain large databases of information, Monster is from time to time subject to attempts to illegally extract information from its database.

As you may be aware, the Monster resume database was recently the target of malicious activity that involved the illegal downloading of information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses for some of our job seekers with resumes posted on Monster sites. Monster responded to this specific incident by conducting a comprehensive review of internal processes and procedures, notified those job seekers that their contact records had been downloaded illegally, and shut down a rogue server that was hosting these records.

The Company has determined that this incident is not the first time Monster's database has been the target of criminal activity. Due to the significant amount of uncertainty in determining which individual job seekers may have been impacted, Monster felt that it was in your best interest to take the precautionary steps of reaching out to you and all Monster job seekers regarding this issue. Monster believes illegally downloaded contact information may be used to lure job seekers into opening a "phishing" email that attempts to acquire financial information or lure job seekers into fraudulent financial transactions. This has been the case in similar attacks on other websites.

We want to inform you about preventive measures you can take to protect yourself from online fraud. While no company can completely prevent unauthorized access to data, we believe that by reaching out to job seekers like you, the Company can help users better defend themselves against those who have attacked Monster as well as other databases.

We are committed to maintaining an ongoing dialogue with all of our job seekers about Internet security and the steps Monster is taking to protect its job seekers. The Company has placed a security alert on Monster sites offering information to educate you about online fraud. This information can be found at http://help.monster.com/besafe/. We have also included information on Internet safety and examples of fraudulent "phishing" emails at the bottom of this letter.

Monster has launched a series of initiatives to enhance and to protect the information you have entrusted to us. Some of these steps are being immediately implemented, while others will be put into place as appropriate.

We believe these actions are the responsible steps to protect the trust you place in Monster. We are also working with Monster's hundreds of thousands of employer customers to ensure a safe and effective online job search. We will continue to share information with you about the enhancements we are making as we serve as your online career resource partner. We invite you to keep reading to learn more about how to use the Internet safely.

Sincerely,

Signature
Sal Iannuzzi

Chairman and CEO

Monster Worldwide

HOW TO BE A SAFE INTERNET USER

Every Internet site in the world is facing the growing issue of fraudulent usage of information, and we want to work with users around the world to stop this practice - please keep reading to

Received:Hi uberwiz
Received:Thank you for contacting Monster, my name is Yashwant, how may I help you?
Sent:i read there was a security breach at monster
Sent:any way to find out who (if i) was in the list compromised?
Sent:and what info was stolen?
Received:uberwiz, I can help you with this
Received:May I have your full name and email address please?
Sent:[EDITED OUT]
Received:Thank you so much
Received:uberwiz, No info has been stolen from http://monster.com/ database..
Received:Few entities are using http://monster.com/ domain and spoiling the name..
Received:It is in your best interest to disregard the news
Received:you are inquiring about an spoof that is using Monster domain information.
Received:Please do not worry and have faith in http://monster.com/
Received:http://Monster.com has a dedicated fraud and compliance team which will take care of the issue..
Received:http://Monster.com is a secured site..
Sent:So this article:
Sent:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6956349 .stm
Sent:is false?
Received:Yes, uberwiz
Received:It is a false news!!
...

Of course I don't believe for a second that this monster.com support person had a clue but apparently they are denying it.

Received:Hi uberwiz
Received:Thank you for contacting Monster, my name is Yashwant, how may I help you?
Sent:i read there was a security breach at monster
Sent:any way to find out who (if i) was in the list compromised?
Sent:and what info was stolen?
Received:uberwiz, I can help you with this
Received:May I have your full name and email address please?
Sent:[EDITED OUT]
Received:Thank you so much
Received:uberwiz, No info has been stolen from http://monster.com/ database..
Received:Few entities are using http://monster.com/ domain and spoiling the name..
Received:It is in your best interest to disregard the news
Received:you are inquiring about an spoof that is using Monster domain information.
Received:Please do not worry and have faith in http://monster.com/
Received:http://Monster.com has a dedicated fraud and compliance team which will take care of the issue..
Received:http://Monster.com is a secured site..
Sent:So this article:
Sent:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6956349 .stm
Sent:is false?
Received:Yes, uberwiz
Received:It is a false news!!
...

Of course I don't believe for a second that this monster.com support person had a clue but apparently they are denying it.

Received:Hi uberwiz
Received:Thank you for contacting Monster, my name is Yashwant, how may I help you?
Sent:i read there was a security breach at monster
Sent:any way to find out who (if i) was in the list compromised?
Sent:and what info was stolen?
Received:uberwiz, I can help you with this
Received:May I have your full name and email address please?
Sent:[EDITED OUT]
Received:Thank you so much
Received:uberwiz, No info has been stolen from http://monster.com/ database..
Received:Few entities are using http://monster.com/ domain and spoiling the name..
Received:It is in your best interest to disregard the news
Received:you are inquiring about an spoof that is using Monster domain information.
Received:Please do not worry and have faith in http://monster.com/
Received:http://Monster.com has a dedicated fraud and compliance team which will take care of the issue..
Received:http://Monster.com is a secured site..
Sent:So this article:
Sent:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6956349 .stm
Sent:is false?
Received:Yes, uberwiz
Received:It is a false news!!
...

Of course I don't believe for a second that this monster.com support person had a clue but apparently they are denying it.

Yeah, I saw their homepage link to http://help.monster.com/besafe/email/, but I thought that was a general "don't respond to phishing email" warning. It doesn't give any indication that it's something they put up specifically to address this. Mind you, looking back at monster.com in the wayback machine, they don't appear to have had that link on their homepage back on 14 June.

here's what I found..

http://help.monster.com/besafe/

I don't know if what they are talking about is related to this or a separate problem however.

Well, yeah, every language will eventually fade out. But C is still going on strong, as its still the language of choice for many low level applications. I just searched Monster.com and found over 2500 jobs referencing C (its possible that some of the results are because the term "C" is too generic, but most of the titles indicate that C programming is actually part of the job), while Python gets 419, Ruby gets 168, PHP gets 612, and JavaScript gets 1736. How the hell can C be considered dead if its one of the most popular languages around, and probably still the best available choice for a huge class of applications (just not web applications)?

And in fact even the "dead and buried" Cobol is still alive, with 174 jobs. Now, its not as much as the more popular languages, but its still more than Ruby, which is supposed to be the next big thing.

Anyways, from TFA:

As the Web takes over, C languages are also becoming less relevant, according to Padveen. "C++ and C Sharp are still alive and kicking, but try to find a basic C-only programmer today, and you'll likely find a guy that's unemployed and/or training for a new skill," he says.

Despite what this guy thinks, web programming hasn't "taken over", and never will. Yes, it has a large niche, but there are many systems out there that are not, nor never will be web applications. Unfortunately some people (like this guy, he owns some dumb .com company that no one has ever heard of, how does that make him an expert on the subject) have tunnel vision and think that since they work on web applications, everyone else must as well.

Well, yeah, every language will eventually fade out. But C is still going on strong, as its still the language of choice for many low level applications. I just searched Monster.com and found over 2500 jobs referencing C (its possible that some of the results are because the term "C" is too generic, but most of the titles indicate that C programming is actually part of the job), while Python gets 419, Ruby gets 168, PHP gets 612, and JavaScript gets 1736. How the hell can C be considered dead if its one of the most popular languages around, and probably still the best available choice for a huge class of applications (just not web applications)?

And in fact even the "dead and buried" Cobol is still alive, with 174 jobs. Now, its not as much as the more popular languages, but its still more than Ruby, which is supposed to be the next big thing.

Anyways, from TFA:

As the Web takes over, C languages are also becoming less relevant, according to Padveen. "C++ and C Sharp are still alive and kicking, but try to find a basic C-only programmer today, and you'll likely find a guy that's unemployed and/or training for a new skill," he says.

Despite what this guy thinks, web programming hasn't "taken over", and never will. Yes, it has a large niche, but there are many systems out there that are not, nor never will be web applications. Unfortunately some people (like this guy, he owns some dumb .com company that no one has ever heard of, how does that make him an expert on the subject) have tunnel vision and think that since they work on web applications, everyone else must as well.

Well, yeah, every language will eventually fade out. But C is still going on strong, as its still the language of choice for many low level applications. I just searched Monster.com and found over 2500 jobs referencing C (its possible that some of the results are because the term "C" is too generic, but most of the titles indicate that C programming is actually part of the job), while Python gets 419, Ruby gets 168, PHP gets 612, and JavaScript gets 1736. How the hell can C be considered dead if its one of the most popular languages around, and probably still the best available choice for a huge class of applications (just not web applications)?

And in fact even the "dead and buried" Cobol is still alive, with 174 jobs. Now, its not as much as the more popular languages, but its still more than Ruby, which is supposed to be the next big thing.

Anyways, from TFA:

As the Web takes over, C languages are also becoming less relevant, according to Padveen. "C++ and C Sharp are still alive and kicking, but try to find a basic C-only programmer today, and you'll likely find a guy that's unemployed and/or training for a new skill," he says.

Despite what this guy thinks, web programming hasn't "taken over", and never will. Yes, it has a large niche, but there are many systems out there that are not, nor never will be web applications. Unfortunately some people (like this guy, he owns some dumb .com company that no one has ever heard of, how does that make him an expert on the subject) have tunnel vision and think that since they work on web applications, everyone else must as well.

Well, yeah, every language will eventually fade out. But C is still going on strong, as its still the language of choice for many low level applications. I just searched Monster.com and found over 2500 jobs referencing C (its possible that some of the results are because the term "C" is too generic, but most of the titles indicate that C programming is actually part of the job), while Python gets 419, Ruby gets 168, PHP gets 612, and JavaScript gets 1736. How the hell can C be considered dead if its one of the most popular languages around, and probably still the best available choice for a huge class of applications (just not web applications)?

And in fact even the "dead and buried" Cobol is still alive, with 174 jobs. Now, its not as much as the more popular languages, but its still more than Ruby, which is supposed to be the next big thing.

Anyways, from TFA:

As the Web takes over, C languages are also becoming less relevant, according to Padveen. "C++ and C Sharp are still alive and kicking, but try to find a basic C-only programmer today, and you'll likely find a guy that's unemployed and/or training for a new skill," he says.

Despite what this guy thinks, web programming hasn't "taken over", and never will. Yes, it has a large niche, but there are many systems out there that are not, nor never will be web applications. Unfortunately some people (like this guy, he owns some dumb .com company that no one has ever heard of, how does that make him an expert on the subject) have tunnel vision and think that since they work on web applications, everyone else must as well.

Well, yeah, every language will eventually fade out. But C is still going on strong, as its still the language of choice for many low level applications. I just searched Monster.com and found over 2500 jobs referencing C (its possible that some of the results are because the term "C" is too generic, but most of the titles indicate that C programming is actually part of the job), while Python gets 419, Ruby gets 168, PHP gets 612, and JavaScript gets 1736. How the hell can C be considered dead if its one of the most popular languages around, and probably still the best available choice for a huge class of applications (just not web applications)?

And in fact even the "dead and buried" Cobol is still alive, with 174 jobs. Now, its not as much as the more popular languages, but its still more than Ruby, which is supposed to be the next big thing.

Anyways, from TFA:

As the Web takes over, C languages are also becoming less relevant, according to Padveen. "C++ and C Sharp are still alive and kicking, but try to find a basic C-only programmer today, and you'll likely find a guy that's unemployed and/or training for a new skill," he says.

Despite what this guy thinks, web programming hasn't "taken over", and never will. Yes, it has a large niche, but there are many systems out there that are not, nor never will be web applications. Unfortunately some people (like this guy, he owns some dumb .com company that no one has ever heard of, how does that make him an expert on the subject) have tunnel vision and think that since they work on web applications, everyone else must as well.

Well, yeah, every language will eventually fade out. But C is still going on strong, as its still the language of choice for many low level applications. I just searched Monster.com and found over 2500 jobs referencing C (its possible that some of the results are because the term "C" is too generic, but most of the titles indicate that C programming is actually part of the job), while Python gets 419, Ruby gets 168, PHP gets 612, and JavaScript gets 1736. How the hell can C be considered dead if its one of the most popular languages around, and probably still the best available choice for a huge class of applications (just not web applications)?

And in fact even the "dead and buried" Cobol is still alive, with 174 jobs. Now, its not as much as the more popular languages, but its still more than Ruby, which is supposed to be the next big thing.

Anyways, from TFA:

As the Web takes over, C languages are also becoming less relevant, according to Padveen. "C++ and C Sharp are still alive and kicking, but try to find a basic C-only programmer today, and you'll likely find a guy that's unemployed and/or training for a new skill," he says.

Despite what this guy thinks, web programming hasn't "taken over", and never will. Yes, it has a large niche, but there are many systems out there that are not, nor never will be web applications. Unfortunately some people (like this guy, he owns some dumb .com company that no one has ever heard of, how does that make him an expert on the subject) have tunnel vision and think that since they work on web applications, everyone else must as well.

Here's why OS/2 should come before FORTRAN.

http://www.monster.com/
    "OS/2" Search --> Results 1-36 of 36
    "Fortran" Search --> Results 1-50 of 210

Create an account on this website ?

You might try searching either this search engine or this search engine...you might find better results.

I dunno... I guess people didn't want to have "pig fucker" (15 results), "shit eater" (5 results), "drunk" (2 results), or "President of the United States" (951 results) on their resume.

I dunno... I guess people didn't want to have "pig fucker" (15 results), "shit eater" (5 results), "drunk" (2 results), or "President of the United States" (951 results) on their resume.

I dunno... I guess people didn't want to have "pig fucker" (15 results), "shit eater" (5 results), "drunk" (2 results), or "President of the United States" (951 results) on their resume.

I dunno... I guess people didn't want to have "pig fucker" (15 results), "shit eater" (5 results), "drunk" (2 results), or "President of the United States" (951 results) on their resume.

How do you explain 14 results for "cum smuggler", or 4,172 results for "white supremacist" ?

How do you explain 14 results for "cum smuggler", or 4,172 results for "white supremacist" ?

Just like the 17,054 results for "total asshole".

Or maybe the 74 results for "supreme asshole".

Just like the 17,054 results for "total asshole".

Or maybe the 74 results for "supreme asshole".

Man, this is right up my alley too !
127,076 results for "professional asshole"

I wonder why theese guys are in such high demand.
38,077 results for "drug smuggler"

I wonder why theese guys are in such high demand.
38,077 results for "drug smuggler"

I did a rather quick search on monster.com (results: http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=webmast er&fn=&lid=&re=130&cy=us&JSNONREG=1 ), and as of 1/29/2007 2:30 (GMT-6), there are 189 listings for "webmaster"

I also did a quick search on moster.com (results: http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=radio%2 0star&fn=&lid=&re=0&cy=us&JSNONREG=1&pg=1 ) , and as of 1/29/2007 2:30 (GMT-6), there are 24 listings for "radio star", thus proving that Video didn't kill the radio star.

Of course, you can take these results for what they are worth. After all, I got 371 results when I searched for "nose picker" on monster.com ( http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=nose%20 picker&fn=&lid=&re=0&cy=us&JSNONREG=1&pg=1 )

I did a rather quick search on monster.com (results: http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=webmast er&fn=&lid=&re=130&cy=us&JSNONREG=1 ), and as of 1/29/2007 2:30 (GMT-6), there are 189 listings for "webmaster"

I also did a quick search on moster.com (results: http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=radio%2 0star&fn=&lid=&re=0&cy=us&JSNONREG=1&pg=1 ) , and as of 1/29/2007 2:30 (GMT-6), there are 24 listings for "radio star", thus proving that Video didn't kill the radio star.

Of course, you can take these results for what they are worth. After all, I got 371 results when I searched for "nose picker" on monster.com ( http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=nose%20 picker&fn=&lid=&re=0&cy=us&JSNONREG=1&pg=1 )

I did a rather quick search on monster.com (results: http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=webmast er&fn=&lid=&re=130&cy=us&JSNONREG=1 ), and as of 1/29/2007 2:30 (GMT-6), there are 189 listings for "webmaster"

I also did a quick search on moster.com (results: http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=radio%2 0star&fn=&lid=&re=0&cy=us&JSNONREG=1&pg=1 ) , and as of 1/29/2007 2:30 (GMT-6), there are 24 listings for "radio star", thus proving that Video didn't kill the radio star.

Of course, you can take these results for what they are worth. After all, I got 371 results when I searched for "nose picker" on monster.com ( http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?q=nose%20 picker&fn=&lid=&re=0&cy=us&JSNONREG=1&pg=1 )

Who supports what? click Help/About, alternatively, man executable
What version is the standard? 2.0
Where is the commercial incentive to develop for it? for devs, http://monster.com./ For companies, tucows
Who makes it all work together in a nicely integrated package http://distrowatch.com
and once that happens, it is still open? Yes

BHH

But since he thinks the problem is that "there are not enough engineers with the appropriate skill sets"

"without H-1B visas, we would have economic dislocation," Cresanti said.

"Math and science are ingrained. We're a country of laws and men. They're a country of engineers."

I think things like pay, benefits, location, etc. matter far more to the vast majority of techies than merely "working on a prominent website." After all, in today's world, prominent websites come and go in a matter of months.

I saw on Lou Dobbs yesterday a piece that showed election officials rushing out to hire grad students to help out with the coming election. The reasoning was that widespread failures (mechanical, networking, software, etc.) were expected and election officials and staffers unanimously considered themselves as both unprepared and unable to deal with anticipated problems. A quick search for election jobs seems to validate the story.

One employee admits, 'we are rather shaken and stressed at the moment, although I cannot say we didn't see it coming.'

So EA bought a job search site? I didn't think the video game job market was that tight. So is Microsoft going to buy Monster?

First, they DO hire in USA - maybe not americans, but the jobs are there:
http://jobsearch.mcafee.careers.monster.com/

Second, does the nationality of the developers matter?
Should I stop buying american products, because I'm not an american and don't live in the US?

200M won is about 207k USD. According to this article, the cost of living in Seoul is around 90% higher than the average cost of living in the US. So, what these guys are making is tantamount to getting paid $108k or so in the US. That's a pretty damn good chunk of change for playing video games!

I have been doing Mac consulting for over a decade, and at my current company for more than five years. Apple's resurgence is no BS-- it has built slowly since I took this job in 2001 at the dawn of the OS X era, but in the last year and a half I have been dramatically, ridiculously busier than before. Small and medium sized businesses are getting very interested in Macs these days, and plenty of them are doing more than just looking. The Intel switch has already done amazing things for Apple, particularly in the quarter just past. Also, Microsoft's serious ineptitude w/r/t getting Vista out the door has only helped Apple in the last couple of years-- people are sick of XP and all its problems, and have grown tired of waiting for the Next Big Thing out of Redmond.

What has begun is only going to pick up steam, as the article said, once the Intel CPUs come to the pro towers and Xserves at WWDC in a week and a half. Plenty of my clients are still on viable-but-aging G4s and are licking their chops in anticipation of upgrading to the latest and greatest. We may not see a real surge from them, though, until the next version of Adobe Creative Suite drops in early 2007.

It's a great time to be a Mac guy-- the demand for my skills is only going to keep growing, and unlike dime-a-dozen MCSEs, the relative scarcity of Apple Certified System Administrators (I'm currently one of only four in my entire state) should prove rather lucrative in the next few years.