Re: whats the average age of programmers on here

From: Sean Hederman (usemy_at_blogentry.com)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:30:11 +0200

The question would then be why do you think they use .NET instead of Java? I
mean, is there something about .NET that you think attracts older
developers? Or perhaps something about Java that repels them? Or perhaps
what you're just seeing is a standard developer age cross-section? Have you
attempted this poll on the Java newsgroups and compared the results? In
addition I'm interested in the huge leap you make when you say that ".NET is
just a way for old COM C++ programmers to do Java". Given even a full
sampling of ages from both the Java communities and .NET communities that
backed up your (incorrect) calculation in the first line, how do these
results translate to determining the reasons for your assumed age gap?

*sniff sniff*, definate troll smell in the air.

I'm 30 BTW.

"Super Fan" <hawks@win.next.year> wrote in message
news:58oEd.3181$pZ4.2727@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>
> No, what I mean is that the average age of .net programmers is like 50.
>
> Which makes me think that all the younger programmers use java, and .net
> is just a way for old COM c++ programmers to do java.
>
>
>
> alejandro lapeyre wrote:
>> so old?
>>
>> I have not seen any entry above 80 yet!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Alejandro Lapeyre
>>
>> "Super Fan" <hawks@win.next.year> escribió en el mensaje
>> news:8CkEd.2951$pZ4.2700@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>
>>>Why are .net programmers so /old/ anyway ?
>>>
>>>
>>>José Joye wrote:
>>>
>>>>40
>>>>
>>>>- José
>>>>
>>>>"Bryan Martin" <spam@myplaceinspace.com> a écrit dans le message de
>>>>news: RzzDd.4515$hQ6.337379@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>25
>>>>>
>>>>>"basecamp" <basecamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:18BEF118-61E6-4C04-940F-F069E06D5398@microsoft.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>just checking the average age of programmers using this group
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>

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