from Hacker News

Ask HN: Should I learn ASP.net?

by raptrex on 9/20/10, 10:56 PM with 5 comments

Do a lot of companies still use ASP.net? I have a chance to learn it if I dont get an internship. I'm wondering if its worth my time to learn to use in the future.

  • by iampims on 9/20/10, 11:21 PM

    If you start learning ASP.NET, I'd recommend skipping WinForms and start with ASP.NET MVC. The latter is a really good framework for .NET projects. It shares many features with popular frameworks (RoR, Django…) and doesn't get too much in your way. No _postBack() and horrible viewstates.

    If you like corporate culture, once you've acquired a moderate level of expertise in .NET, finding a job should not be too difficult — depending of where you live of course.

  • by runT1ME on 9/20/10, 11:21 PM

    >I'm wondering if its worth my time to learn to use in the future.

    Not sure if it's worth learning on your own, but if you get hired to do it, a lot of the skills are applicable elsewhere, if not the knowledge of the libraries.

    I'd have no problem hiring someone proficient in .NET for a java job, and vice versa, presuming they were smart and hard working.

  • by 0abdd0e66h on 9/20/10, 11:21 PM

    Microsoft shops.