Unix V's NT Jobs
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Is it just me, or are there loads of well paid Unix C++ jubs at the moment, and absolutely no good jobs for a senior C++ NT programmers. The Unix guys seem to be pulling in about 20-40% more for the same number of years experience on the given platform. Talk about depressing. Shoot me in the head. :( I've not touched Unix programming wise, in about 2 years. Maybe I should dust of the old books. Giles
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Is it just me, or are there loads of well paid Unix C++ jubs at the moment, and absolutely no good jobs for a senior C++ NT programmers. The Unix guys seem to be pulling in about 20-40% more for the same number of years experience on the given platform. Talk about depressing. Shoot me in the head. :( I've not touched Unix programming wise, in about 2 years. Maybe I should dust of the old books. Giles
Probably the law of supply and demand in effect. There are a ton of Windows platform programmers. Most used operating system, and a lot of people are jumping ship to windows. With Unix, not LINUX, you don't have such a high number of programmers to pick from, unlike the WinX world. Just my take on the matter...I've been using MFC for so long don't ask me to code a C++ standard compliant program (console). :( HomeNuke ---- "Nuke'd Your Home, Yet?" Run your own PostNuke based web server from home http://www.homenuke.com
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Probably the law of supply and demand in effect. There are a ton of Windows platform programmers. Most used operating system, and a lot of people are jumping ship to windows. With Unix, not LINUX, you don't have such a high number of programmers to pick from, unlike the WinX world. Just my take on the matter...I've been using MFC for so long don't ask me to code a C++ standard compliant program (console). :( HomeNuke ---- "Nuke'd Your Home, Yet?" Run your own PostNuke based web server from home http://www.homenuke.com
HomeNuke wrote: With Unix, not LINUX, you don't have such a high number of programmers to pick from, unlike the WinX world I have to disagree with your comment. Linux is basically the same as Unix except it is open sourse. There are now more Linux jobs emerging as companies are porting their applications to Linux(sometimes they don't have to if they are using Java). Many larger companies are abandoning NT because of Microsoft's new licensing scheme, and security problems(nimda). With IBM's Global Services division actively working to promote linux, consulting companies such as mine are also getting work porting critical apps to Linux.
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HomeNuke wrote: With Unix, not LINUX, you don't have such a high number of programmers to pick from, unlike the WinX world I have to disagree with your comment. Linux is basically the same as Unix except it is open sourse. There are now more Linux jobs emerging as companies are porting their applications to Linux(sometimes they don't have to if they are using Java). Many larger companies are abandoning NT because of Microsoft's new licensing scheme, and security problems(nimda). With IBM's Global Services division actively working to promote linux, consulting companies such as mine are also getting work porting critical apps to Linux.
Maybe I came across wrong. But what I mean is that Windows programmers are a dime a dozen since it is readily available and comes installed on almost all HOME PCs. Most people start learning to code the Windows way (bad move especially if you use MFC hides so much of using standard C++ libs and code). Now with *Nix jobs on the rise it is hard to find a competent *nix programmer, since most coders do it the Win way. Most everyone that wants to code jumps on the Windows platform because you can write code that you can sell to 90% of desktop users (a large install base). Thus making the pool of competent and professinal C++ coders for the *nix environement small. Just because you can good windows does not mean you know how to code in the *nix environement and do it well enough to get a job. HomeNuke ---- "Nuke'd Your Home, Yet?" Run your own PostNuke based web server from home http://www.homenuke.com
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HomeNuke wrote: With Unix, not LINUX, you don't have such a high number of programmers to pick from, unlike the WinX world I have to disagree with your comment. Linux is basically the same as Unix except it is open sourse. There are now more Linux jobs emerging as companies are porting their applications to Linux(sometimes they don't have to if they are using Java). Many larger companies are abandoning NT because of Microsoft's new licensing scheme, and security problems(nimda). With IBM's Global Services division actively working to promote linux, consulting companies such as mine are also getting work porting critical apps to Linux.
Martin Marvinski wrote: consulting companies such as mine are also getting work porting critical apps to Linux. I wouldn't even trust Linux for anything mission critical. It pages to swap poorly, too bloated, has fs limitatinos (finally upped a bit in newer kernels), and is not as stable as other OSes. I used to admin an ISP running with RedHat 5.1 boxes and they had their own issues. Like something as simple as having the command line hang for a couple of seconds. :( I'm a BSD nut myself -- in particular FeeBSD. BSD varients have the best known TCP/IP stack for one. After all, Berkley did invent it. Also, there's integrated encryption in OpenBSD -- throughout the entire OS -- and last I knew, it will be coming to FreeBSD as well. Just my 2.00195 cents, Jeremy L. Falcon "The One Who Said, 'The One Who Said...'"
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Probably the law of supply and demand in effect. There are a ton of Windows platform programmers. Most used operating system, and a lot of people are jumping ship to windows. With Unix, not LINUX, you don't have such a high number of programmers to pick from, unlike the WinX world. Just my take on the matter...I've been using MFC for so long don't ask me to code a C++ standard compliant program (console). :( HomeNuke ---- "Nuke'd Your Home, Yet?" Run your own PostNuke based web server from home http://www.homenuke.com
Depends on where you are. The telco meltdown in New Jersey put a lot of UNIX and mainframe guys out of work. Also most universities teach programming on various UNIX platforms, so all of the freshly minted CS grads have some experience in UNIX.