I clicked the link before reading what it was.
I then wrote a little note to big brother by searching for :
"sorry, that last search was not something that I was interested in. I just clicked a link on slashdot"
Every language/platform is sinking, that is progress.
The fact is that there is currently high demand for.NET skills and there will be for quite some time. When the demand fades, it will mainly be because a new Microsoft platform will replace it and people (rats?) will jump ship.
.NET is a very good platform for building and deploying solutions and Microsoft are not going away anytime soon.
Anyone can learn to program in any language. The skill is not in learning the language but in producing good solutions. This can be done in almost any language/platform including the.NET platform.
There are many great resources available for you.
Grab yourself a copy of Visual Web Developer Express: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/defa ult.aspx. This will allow you to mess around with the.NET framework and get a feel for the IDE - it is very similar to Visual Studio 2005.
You will find lots of help on the forums at http://www.asp.net/ and this is a good starting point. The quickstart tutorials are great if you would like to wet your beak : http://www.asp.net/QUICKSTART/aspnet/Default.aspx.
Slashdot Mirror
I clicked the link before reading what it was. I then wrote a little note to big brother by searching for : "sorry, that last search was not something that I was interested in. I just clicked a link on slashdot"
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Every language/platform is sinking, that is progress.
.NET skills and there will be for quite some time. When the demand fades, it will mainly be because a new Microsoft platform will replace it and people (rats?) will jump ship.
.NET is a very good platform for building and deploying solutions and Microsoft are not going away anytime soon.
The fact is that there is currently high demand for
Anyone can learn to program in any language. The skill is not in learning the language but in producing good solutions. This can be done in almost any language/platform including the .NET platform.
There are many great resources available for you. Grab yourself a copy of Visual Web Developer Express: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/defa ult.aspx. This will allow you to mess around with the .NET framework and get a feel for the IDE - it is very similar to Visual Studio 2005.
You will find lots of help on the forums at http://www.asp.net/ and this is a good starting point. The quickstart tutorials are great if you would like to wet your beak : http://www.asp.net/QUICKSTART/aspnet/Default.aspx.
The title reads as if .NET programmers are loosing ground. Why slashdot, why?
Yep, that is joining the fight. It signals whos side that they are on and helps some kid at the same time.