.NET vs Java

[fyleow]

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[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: fyleow
Oddly enough it's hard to find web development jobs looking for PHP skills despite its popularity.

I don't really think that it's all that odd -- there are a lot of PHP coders out there. That said, I do occasionally see listings on Craigslist advertising PHP-specific jobs.

 

[Spydermag68]

You can find either programming job. Some areas tend to lean towards to C# or Java or C/C++.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: fyleow
Since there seems to be a lot of developers and people working in the IT industry on Anandtech I thought this would be a good place to ask.

In the current job market which skill is in heavier demand? C# programming or Java?

My school has a career fair going on right now and it seems that Java is more popular. I haven't seen many employers specifically asking for .NET skills. Development jobs are either C/C++ for the lower level languages and Java for higher level. Oddly enough it's hard to find web development jobs looking for PHP skills despite its popularity.

I don't want to go into the heated discussion of which is better but if people could post their experiences looking for jobs it would be an interesting read.

That's because PHP is so easy a caveman can do it. You can usually dump PHP dev jobs on someone rather than have a dedicated developer, or hire a contractor.

Between .Net and Java from my experience it's a toss up.

 

[DAGTA]

.Net skills demand is growing faster than Java. I'd recommend getting more focus on .Net if possible.

 

[XZeroII]

.NET. I haven't looked at java in about 2 years, but I would say that .NET has much more push than Java does.

As for PHP, I hear that it has so many security holes that are unpatched that only a lunatic company would use it. That's why bigger businesses don't use it. It's great for hobbyists, but it has no major potential (job wise).