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When Should We Ditch Our Platform?
odoketa writes "My organization recently had to replace our Web developer. It took us an extremely long time to find someone with the necessary skill set. I don't know if this is because of the platform we are running (which I will leave nameless), or simply because the fates conspiring against us. It's easy to assume that languages or platforms are popular based on buzz, but the rubber hits the road when you have to hire someone to maintain that code. How are folks out there determining when you've backed the wrong horse, and getting back on track?"
Explain in detail why you would need to run Linux or OSX in a Windows environment. If the rest of the company is using Windows, why should you be any different? Is it because you are a fanboi?
There is no "-1 offended" or "-1 you don't agree with me" mod options for a reason.
sorry to say, but if you are not smart enough to pick the gems out of the mud your not worth you salt and should stick to developing "web applications". sorry, it just is that way. ever heard of wicket? no xml whatsoever. ever heard of ejb3? no xml whatsoever. ever heard of integration? like, with what the real (banking) world runs (and i'm not speaking of FIX)? mainframes and stuff? good luck with your python when it comes to qa and reliable long running transactions involving asynchronous communications plus friggin tight security. there actually IS a world outside the crud department, and for this world the word enterprise is used, rightly so. goddammit, you ruby/ python/ fotm guys do your nice lamp applications, play with web2.0 and what not, have fun, and be quiet.
On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.