Thanks for the morale boost, and the link to the book. I've got 2-3 years with VB.net and ASP.Net, but I can't seem to get past the HR people who only see the C#.Net requirement. Frustrating AND depressing.
>Dorris,
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>>So, I'm job hunting and the flavor of the month (in Austin as far as I can tell) is C#. I've got VB.Net and ASP.Net plus 20+ years in the business.
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>>I've got too little experience with c# for a 'Senior' programming position
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>>I've got too much experience for a 'Junior' programming position.
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>>I hate being a 'tweener'
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>You definitely don't want to sell yourself short! With the amount of experience you have under your belt, you're definitely a senior programmer...it's just a matter of learning new languages and tools. You get to take all of your OOP skills with you into .NET!
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>I see many developers experienced in .NET languages and tools with not enough real-world programming or OOP experience. I find it takes most VFP folks a good solid three months of working with these new technologies full time before they can become comfortable with them.
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>If you haven't already done so, I recommend checking out my book .NET for VFP Developers which is freely available on the web:
http://foxcentral.net/microsoft/netforvfpdevelopers.htm.
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>Good luck!
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>Best Regards,
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