Comments on: Where to now developer http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2008/07/27/where-to-now-developer/ JamieG looks deep into the ramifications of current trends in Technology and Media Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:40:37 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JamieG http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2008/07/27/where-to-now-developer/comment-page-1/#comment-3996 JamieG Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:52:45 +0000 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/?p=140#comment-3996 Hi derk, There are many concepts of popularity. .Net in Microsoft developers eyes probably has been reasonably popular. But I look at in other ways. Such as many developers still staying with VC6. For example I monitor the blackmagic, a video IO card maker, dev forum in which only now are many users shifting from VC6 to current Microsoft tools. This is mainly because VC6 is just getting too out of date. But otherwise, like us and my developers, we gave it a go and decided to not use it due to so many issues with it. (One would HOPE, after 5 years, and the 3rd version .Net, its reasonable now.) Then there is the total lack of .Net tools on the web or popping up in freeware. I count this as a big sign in popularity. I have seen some tools but they where rubbish. Maybe the issue with the developer more then the .Net framework. I have also read on other blogs that .Net is poorly implemented and has taken a long time to over come some bugs that have really dragged it down. But then again, I talk to my friend who is a Microsoft dev from way back. It is what he knows and is not interested in learning other tools. It pays his wage. That, in my mind, is the typical .Net engineer. They are not really bothered learning other tools. So, in this area, .Net is arguably successful. If .Net was really successful, in my mind, we should see a lot more of it outside of Microsoft dependant shops. This I have not seem, and as such, .Net has not done what it was created for. To extend the use and development of software using Microsoft technologies. But then again, I am interest to hear your argument. Please contribute. James Hi derk,
There are many concepts of popularity. .Net in Microsoft developers eyes probably has been reasonably popular. But I look at in other ways. Such as many developers still staying with VC6. For example I monitor the blackmagic, a video IO card maker, dev forum in which only now are many users shifting from VC6 to current Microsoft tools. This is mainly because VC6 is just getting too out of date. But otherwise, like us and my developers, we gave it a go and decided to not use it due to so many issues with it. (One would HOPE, after 5 years, and the 3rd version .Net, its reasonable now.)
Then there is the total lack of .Net tools on the web or popping up in freeware. I count this as a big sign in popularity. I have seen some tools but they where rubbish. Maybe the issue with the developer more then the .Net framework.

I have also read on other blogs that .Net is poorly implemented and has taken a long time to over come some bugs that have really dragged it down.

But then again, I talk to my friend who is a Microsoft dev from way back. It is what he knows and is not interested in learning other tools. It pays his wage. That, in my mind, is the typical .Net engineer. They are not really bothered learning other tools. So, in this area, .Net is arguably successful.

If .Net was really successful, in my mind, we should see a lot more of it outside of Microsoft dependant shops. This I have not seem, and as such, .Net has not done what it was created for.
To extend the use and development of software using Microsoft technologies.

But then again, I am interest to hear your argument. Please contribute.
James

]]> By: derk http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2008/07/27/where-to-now-developer/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 derk Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:31:51 +0000 http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/?p=140#comment-3994 ".NET is also been quite a disaster in many ways" I don't think you understand the real world .Net popularity. “.NET is also been quite a disaster in many ways”

I don’t think you understand the real world .Net popularity.

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