Which is better career path : Java or .Net or is it possible to be a successful developer in both?

Question

Most people say that I have to chose between these two and I cannot be good at both.I would very much like to prefer both but incase if I have to chose between these two,which one will help me in terms of job opportunities?

Answer 1

You're better off choosing one or the other. Companies that are looking for Java people don't care how much .Net you know, and for companies looking for .Net people, Java is merely expensive coffee.



I'm not sure what the comparison for jobs is right now, but off-hand I'd say they're roughly even, with Java having a small advantage.



Just remember, if you go Java, you'll have to learn a whole truck-load of additional technologies and frameworks. Nobody hires a "java programmer" anymore, you need to know J2EE, JSF, Junit, Spring, Hibernate, and lord only knows what else.



With .Net, you'll need to know C#, Sharepoint, SQL Server, and other Microsoft technologies.



So your choice pretty much comes down to how much you like or dislike Microsoft and their products. Dislike them, stick with Java. Like them, stick with .Net.



EDIT: Poster Jason has some good advice about checking CareerBuilder dot com. I thought I'd add to that, Dice dot com, Monster dot com, and JustTechJobs dot com. I use Dice all the time, especially since it's geared towards technology jobs, but when you're job-hunting it's a good idea to use as many resources as you can.



In particular, you can go to Dice and search for keywords, and count how many hits. E.g., right now it has about 18000 hits for Java (out of 87000 total jobs), and about 11000 for .Net. That's a very shallow measurement -- you should also consider things like location and whether they're looking for junior or senior people. But you can always used advanced search, and you can read some of the job descriptions.



Good luck!

Answer 2

Java Developer Career Path

Answer 3

I'm a .Net developer but I have written some Java applications in the past. Typically you want to pick a single technology and master it. Unless of course you're working for a small business that requires their developer to take on multiple roles.



It's good to be familiar with many technologies but IMHO it's better to be extremely skilled in a single one. Reason being, interviews can be extremely difficult when pursuing higher paying jobs and most interviewers will drill you to figure out how much you know and I don't mean on the easy stuff you learn in school.



It can take years to really learn the in and outs. The syntax is the easy part. Most developers can jump back and forth in between the languages without hesitation but learning the frameworks is a different story.



As far as Java and .Net... Java developers typically earn more but I've noticed that there tends to be more jobs in .Net. You really just need to do the research where you live though to determine which path you should take.



A search on career builder might help as the technologies tend to vary based on location.

Answer 4

Biotech's a great field to get into--it's really taking off right now and there are a lot of great internships that you can get as a college student to see if that's the right career for you. I'm a biology major and I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I got to college...until I got to sophomore year and realized that there were a ton of careers I hadn't even heard of, much less considered. I'm going to be a senior in the fall and I don't really know what I'm going to be doing after I graduate. There really is so much out there--I interned at a science museum for a month earlier this year and now I'm actually looking at working in one during this semester, because I never knew that was an option. When you're looking at colleges, shoot for small class/lab sizes and see if you can find a school with organized support for female students in the sciences--I got to a women's college that has a Women in Science program that helps a lot of students get internships and network and such. If you have the option to do work-study at college, see if you can get a position in the Biology department as early as possible--it'll be great lab experience for your resume, especially if you get the opportunity to assist in teaching lower-level labs later on.

Answer 5

.net is easy compared to java.

At the same time both are equally high graded. At the end of the day you should decide which path to be chose.

INTEREST MATTERS EVERYWHERE........It s all on our interest.

I am a 2yr student (B.C.A) COMPUTER APPLICATION

Answer 6

Java will advantage more than .net...everywhere java is used.

Answer 7

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