hello,



I am an intermediate ASP developer having good

knowledge in

ASP,SQL, Javascript, DHTML, xml (a little).

I would like to learn some new things towards the internet

sector. I am

unable to decide whether I should

learn new technologies or build up current technologies for eg.

Should I

learn COM+ programming in VB

from grounds up or should I start learning C#.

Should I try Biztalk server 2000 or what? I want to stay with

the internet

technologies, but  need

some help to decide ?

Thanks &Regards

Niju

niju

is better to go with c# as

it will give u better stability on web and better moneny

bye

neeraj 



-----Original Message-----

From: Niju Pillai [mailto:nspillai@n...]

Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 11:56 AM

To: ASP+

Subject: [aspx] what next????





hello,



I am an intermediate ASP developer having good

knowledge in

ASP,SQL, Javascript, DHTML, xml (a little).

I would like to learn some new things towards the internet

sector. I am

unable to decide whether I should

learn new technologies or build up current technologies for eg.

Should I

learn COM+ programming in VB

from grounds up or should I start learning C#.

Should I try Biztalk server 2000 or what? I want to stay with

the internet

technologies, but  need

some help to decide ?

Thanks &Regards

Niju

Eh? Why, exactly? C# is a neat language, but I doubt there's many people

being paid to use it at the moment. At least Biztalk is a product that's

already shipped. As for COM+, sure, but not with VB6, and it's inherant

limitations, especially given that these have been erradicated in VB.NET.

If you need to earn a living from what you're learning, I'd advise to go

with something that's already on the market. Biztalk, XML with XSL and

XSLT, SOAP webservices... any of these things would be good choices.



Daniel Walker

wrox Press



> niju

> is better to go with c# as

> it will give u better stability on web and better moneny

> bye

> neeraj 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Niju Pillai [mailto:nspillai@n...]

> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 11:56 AM

> To: ASP+

> Subject: [aspx] what next????

> 

> 

> hello,

> 

> I am an intermediate ASP developer having good

> knowledge in

> ASP,SQL, Javascript, DHTML, xml (a little).

> I would like to learn some new things towards the internet

> sector. I am

> unable to decide whether I should

> learn new technologies or build up current technologies for eg.

> Should I

> learn COM+ programming in VB

> from grounds up or should I start learning C#.

> Should I try Biztalk server 2000 or what? I want to stay with

> the internet

> technologies, but  need

> some help to decide ?

> Thanks &Regards

> Niju

Not to completely disagree with Daniel, because I do think that immediate

gains could be had if you could become great with SOAP or Biztalk, but

learning C# now, and really more importantly the .NET Framework, will get

you a great pay raise in about 5-6 months.  The reason I say this is two

part.  First the .NET Framework is arguably far more important because it's

what allows you to do the really cool things in C#.  As a co-worker said

last night, being able to write in C# isn't really all that impressive right

now, the Syntax is fairly easy to follow, and it really can only be used on

the .NET Framework.  The Framework that gives it all it's real power because

of how much stuff is crammed in there.  Secondly I think that C# is a good

thing to learn now, because that Framework is huge, and it'll take you a

good solid couple of months to start really learning all of the things you

can do with it, and in that time period companies will start to adopt C#

because their leads will convince management that the benefits out weight

the risks.  That's what happened with the company that I joined last August.

Two days after taking the position, the head honcho of development, who'd

just got done with an eight month stint at MS, convinced the management that

for the solution we were attempting to create, .NET was far superior to

ASP3/COM+, which it has been.



So in 6 months or so, as .NET starts to go from Beta to release, companies

will start to want to find people who understand .NET, they'll put ads up at

Monster.com for people with "2 years experience in .NET" because they think

they should.  If you're one of only a handful of people who can say that

they really know .NET, you can charge a lot for those services.



Aaron Montgomery





-----Original Message-----

From: danielw@w... [mailto:danielw@w...]

Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 12:12 AM

To: ASP+

Subject: [aspx] RE: what next????





Eh? Why, exactly? C# is a neat language, but I doubt there's many people

being paid to use it at the moment. At least Biztalk is a product that's

already shipped. As for COM+, sure, but not with VB6, and it's inherant

limitations, especially given that these have been erradicated in VB.NET.

If you need to earn a living from what you're learning, I'd advise to go

with something that's already on the market. Biztalk, XML with XSL and

XSLT, SOAP webservices... any of these things would be good choices.



Daniel Walker

wrox Press



> niju

> is better to go with c# as

> it will give u better stability on web and better moneny

> bye

> neeraj

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Niju Pillai [mailto:nspillai@n...]

> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 11:56 AM

> To: ASP+

> Subject: [aspx] what next????

>

>

> hello,

>

> I am an intermediate ASP developer having good

> knowledge in

> ASP,SQL, Javascript, DHTML, xml (a little).

> I would like to learn some new things towards the internet

> sector. I am

> unable to decide whether I should

> learn new technologies or build up current technologies for eg.

> Should I

> learn COM+ programming in VB

> from grounds up or should I start learning C#.

> Should I try Biztalk server 2000 or what? I want to stay with

> the internet

> technologies, but  need

> some help to decide ?

> Thanks &Regards

> Niju