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There has been articles like "Java becoming the new Cobol" and like this one, appearing more frequently out there. Looks like the in thing now, is to lay it on Java.
The basic argument is that Java, because it has become more stable, mature, and adopted whole-heartedly by companies, has lost its cutting edge. Its not "COOL" anymore. The frequent comparison, when predicting its imminent demise, is to compare it with Cobol.
First, Cobol is not dead, Cobol programmers actually make more than newer web languages. See my previous post Cobol - Media Reports of Its Death Greatly Exaggerated. Second, is corporate adoption bad by itself? Third, when is growing up such a bad thing.
This being a career site, I would like to point, without going into the merits of the language, the earning capability of Java. I compared Java, with .Net (I know, I know .Net is not a language but a platform). The Salary comparison graph shows a distinct difference in median salary between Java and .Net. The trend line graph shows the job openings that was advertised on the web, last year and in the first quarter of this year.
Here is the complete Java versus .Net Salary and Trend Comparison.
Play with it by changing the criteria and see what changes. I am a
little partial to Java as this site has been built using JSF + AJAX UI
from IceFaces. Our AI matching engine is built using core Java. Granted
Java has competition when it comes to building web apps, but... I will
let Ted Neward's article
in IBM Developers work make the case for why the above predictions is
akin to Thomas Malthus's dire prediction in the 18th Century.
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The 2nd part of our interview experts tell us about preparing for interviewing.[
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A great two part interview with two experts- Judi Perkins and Carole Martin. Navigating the interview process is an art, and being successful at it requires preparation. You may be a master at what you do but during that 2 hours, how you think on your feet, sitting down, is all that matters. Judi and Carole share with us, their vast experience, on how to ace the next interview.
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We all have been hearing about the "Great IT Talent Shortage" for some time now. Here is a recent one, a survey conducted by Deloitte
of US HR Professionals, nearly three quarter of them stated talent
shortage as their number one concern. The talent shortage drum roll has
been going on for quite some time and the sad fact is - there may or
may not be a shortage and we will never know for sure, because the job
market is not that efficient. Contrasting Efficiencies -
The Stock Market versus The Job Market
- The stock market is efficient, the job market in general and the online job market in particular is not.
- Stocks are traded in a few specific places (specific stock exchanges), the online job market aka job boards are everywhere.
- In
the stock market, supply and demand are matched automatically (with the
advent of electronic trading). In the job market, the supply (you and
me) and the demand (job openings) are to be found everywhere and there
is no matching of them across all of the places they can be found.
(This is the biggest reason for the existence of OdinJobs, which I will
come to later)
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Answering the IT shortage questions emphatically one way or the other is near impossible because of the in-efficiencies of the online job market as listed above. Its like the blind men and the elephant, everybody is right (partially) and everybody maybe wrong. Sure there are long term macro trends like the number of US graduates with a engineering or computer science degree entering the workforce and the boomers starting to retire, but those trends do not explain why Acme, Inc is unable to find a mid-level SYS Admin today. One, there are no SYS Admins in the market, or they are looking in one place and the most qualified, well suited SYS Admin is in another place. What do you think is more likely..
Truthfully, we won't know for sure unless we have the information of all the available talent out there to come to the correct conclusion. The same holds good when you are looking for a job. The state of the current job market plays up the role of chance and luck, way beyond the role it should play in matching supply and demand.
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