[thelist] Suggestions for the next technology to learn

[David Mitchell]

Why limit yourself to learning one technology? Especially when talking
about the differences between Java and C#/.NET. They are both so similar
in so many ways that to learn one is to learn probably 80% of the other.
Especially when comparing JSP and ASP.NET. 

For example:
In ASP.NET you have CodeBehinds, in JSP you have JavaBeans.
In ASP.NET you have UserControls, in JSP you have custom tags.
In ASP.NET you have the web.config file, in JSP (on Tomcat) you have the
web.xml file for configuration.
In C#/VB.NET you have namespaces, in Java you have packages.

The one are where ASP.NET has JSP beat is in UI development. The event
driven webforms model is very good, but in my experience is tied largely
to IE (of course...). But the similarities are greater than the
differences.

So, instead of trying to figure which platform/technology is best, keep
an open mind and learn both of 'em. Once you get a good understanding of
them you see how similar the concepts behind them are.

Dave

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