coolshadows

We've moved into the Entity Framework and use a lot of LINQ etc... It's quite refreshing not to be writing SQL queries anymore, but actually treating database entities as objects.

The bonus with using Visual Studio, MSSQL Server etc... is that they all fit together extremely well and you just get on with delivering software instead of getting bogged down with wondering how you're going to achieve it.

There was a time when I was a little negative towards Microsoft and was happy doing both RPG and .Net, but times have changed and I'm happy to forget about AS/400 technology (I don't even use it on my CV anymore). I guess I've never been a 'suit guy', so maybe that's it.

(I used to hate the field name limitation, with fields along the lines of ONORNO, ONORLN, ONORSP, ONORQT)

simfaisal

Hi, Coolshadows,
I love both IBM and Microsoft technologies. In IT field, I'm always a hotshadows. I have fairly excellent skills in .Net & C#, SQL 2005, XML etc. I'm still using Sybase which was architecturally adopted by Microsoft many years back to develop SQL Server, if you go back to history. Anyway, my point is, How about the salaries, If I'm going to work on .NET C#, SQL Server 2008 platforms based on your experience? By the way, do not take me wrong

coolshadows

There are far more .Net jobs than AS/400 jobs. Salary wise there are well paid positions in either (for the right person ). Currently there is a shortage of .Net skills, and this area is one of the biggest growing sectors of the IT market.

Regarding IT skills, you are better serviced by concentrating your IT skills in a certain area, and expanding on your knowledge of business processes and functions.

The old adage, 'jack of all traders, master of none' comes to mind . If you are experienced in .Net then you'll be spending much of your non-development time researching and expanding your .Net knowledge, continually reviewing your code etc...