I’m trying to figure out what I want to learn next, and I’m having a really hard time trying to decide. I got it in my head a few weeks ago to learn Java, so I headed over to Borders to find a good book on the subject. While I was there, I saw a lot of material on learning C# and .NET. C# looked more intriguing, almost sexy. Java, on the other hand, looked old and rigid. I left confused, unsure of what to do. I’m still trying to decide. I’m really leaning towards C#, but the cross-platform nature of Java keeps pulling me back. All the while, I keep telling myself I’m NOT a programmer, so what the hell am I really going to do with EITHER language? If I don’t use a skill, I quickly lose it. But if I’m not working on something new and interesting, I quickly become bored, and then slowly depressed. So then I’m forced to pick up something new. It’s a vicious cycle.
Maybe I should get back to studying up for my Exchange 2000 migration. Something I actually NEED to do, albeit for work.
Learn Java.
I work for a Fortune 5 company and was told last week to “re-invent” myself as an open-source (read: J2EE) developer as all future roads to Microsoft have been abruptly closed by the CIO.
.NET? .NOT
The writing is on the wall. Good bye VB…sniff, sniff…
So now, not only do I have to deal with outsourcing to India, I have to deal with outsourcing JAVA to India…
Java and incompetent third world resources - Recipe for disaster? Or a better way to keep me up at night other than coffee? Coffee?! Get it?!
Anyway, I’m jigdo’ing Debian as we speak… *sigh*