It's Good To Be a .NET Developer!

The Dallas Morning News recently featured an article showcasing the rising demand for qualified .NET developers. 

"We've seen continuing demand for the past two years," said Kimberly Bowden, recruiting manager for the Impact Innovations Group in Dallas. Typically, about 15 percent to 20 percent of the positions the firm is working to place are for developers with .NET skills.

In the article it talks about how only two to three years of .NET experience are required to be considered a Sr. Developer with such a new technology. 

"Typically, two to three years' experience would be considered a junior skill set for a programmer, but with .NET, that's going to be your tenured folks," said John Reed, regional vice president in Dallas for staffing firm Robert Half Technology.

And who's happy face should grace the article in the paper?  Dallas .NET User Group Leader and Notion Solutions trainer Dave McKinstry.  Way to represent Dave!

I heard a funny story a few years ago from a .NET developer recently back from India.  Apparently his prospects for finding a wife were improved by learning .NET because after the DotCom bubble burst, parents heard about all of the Java programmers out of work and so Java developers became less desirable as potential son-in-laws! :-)