Back in 2002 there was a huge thread going where .NET's longevity was
questioned and predictions made as to its demise.
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...786a6f56ed9b41
Seeing that it has been 5 years (well almost, 3 months left to go but
that's insignificant) and that .NET has pretty much dominated the
scene, I was wondering what the original nay-sayers would like to add
to their prophecies of doom. I am a developer who saw the writing on
the wall years ago and am glad that I added .NET to my resume (it's now
my primary bread-winner vs my others skill-sets like c, java, delphi,
etc...) I'm not a microsoft fan-boy myself but I find it interesting
that people are so moved by their passions that they feel inclined to
make such far-out predictions that normally don't pan out. Given the
original post's points, would anyone else like to salvage the original
prediction by moving the doomsdate up a few more month/years (perhaps
decades?) or do we feel that .NET is here to stay? It would be
interesting to hear what my fellow C/Java/Delphi/.NET developers would
have to say about the current state of programming platforms as well
and whether .NET has become (or will become in version 3.0) a platform
worth developing on.
Cheers!
Anthony
