Future .Net, Web or Windows forms path?

What's the best path to cake when taking a .Net certification, is it via Web
or Windows forms, (regardless of the language (vb, c# etc) chosen ) ?Thanks,

 

Sept. 5, 2006

It mainly depends on what your job is/will be.... and your previous
experience.

If you are only going to get one or the other, and aren't partial to either,
then I suggest going to some job sites and seeing which ones is in more
demand... ie, which has more job listings.

Check out places like http://www.monster.com, and
http://www.careerbuilder.com/

Good luck and let us know if you have more questions!

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Joseph Bittman
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM

Web Site/Blog: http://CactiDevelopers.ResDev.Net/

 

okay Joseph. I am thinking on going web as i think that will be future. And
yes, deman is was drive offer o vice versa
thank you.

now, a quick one: C# o VB ?

 

If you want to go in the direction everyone seems to be going these
days, then go for web.

If you want to have the best of both worlds, do both web and windows.
Personally, I'm a Windows forms guy, but I have certs for both.

 

Again, if you want to go with the tide, it's C#. My suggestion however
would be to gain proficiency in both languages. (as I did, though I
confess to having a preference to VB.)

I guess I always was a wierdo !

 

Sept. 6, 2006

Frankly, I think VB is easier to look at.... C# has a bunch of {s and }s
instead of "End Sub" or "End If".... and you can easily lose track of how
many levels you are deep during loops and such when using {}s.

So I like VB, and after all... you can use both languages in the same
project, and therefore it should effect a job too much.

--
Joseph Bittman
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM

Web Site/Blog: http://CactiDevelopers.ResDev.Net/

 

Frankly, I think VB is easier to look at.... C# has a bunch of {s and }s

Unless, of course, you indent.
VB has gotten much better, of course, but experienced developers will tell
you to teach C# first. Even if VB is the love-child of some pretty important
people.

VB was made for non-programmers.
C# is the evolution of Java, C++, Delphi, Eiffel and others.

All new language constructs comes to C# first.
I think what language to start with is obviously C# if you must choose
between these two.

You know, from your title I get the impression that you are a
certification-MVP, are you?

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Sept. 6, 2006

Nope, not a Cert MVP - there isn't such a category... I'm the only MVP for
System Center Data Protection Manager 2006.

And thanks for explaining a bit about the advantages with C# (I haven't
memorized them to say them off the top of my head), as I think it's great to
hear lots of info .

I also believe there are probably more jobs in C++/C# than VB, however, I
have been seeing a change... I've talked with MSFT about jobs before, and
they used to be pretty firm that C# = the end all there... and over the past
year or so, even they have started accepting VB a tremendous amount more
than the past. I hope this continues, as I don't like the thought one is
limited to jobs in .Net by their language - just don't think that is
necessary due to fact they compile basically to the same MSIL.

Thanks Thor!
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Joseph Bittman
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional -- DPM

Web Site/Blog: http://CactiDevelopers.ResDev.Net/

 

Thanks to both of you. I appreciate your feedback. An interesting question,
isn´t?

 

Thank you. Interesting feedback.