I know I could know this through googling but wanted to hear from the Professionals.

Question

New York City is a hot market for IT talents. I have a Finance and some programming background. Have tried learning pretty much most of the popular languages such C ,JAVA, and even Python. But, with these languages it takes a while to develop GUI applications. I am focussing on .NET technologies. It has some similarity in syntax with C ,java, and one can actually rapidly develop applications. I am learning C# ..Is this a good move? Plus, are there many jobs with Dot Net background in New York City?Your advice and opinions are appreciated.

Answer 1

(hmmm...  looks like Yahoo removed the spammers answers)

Yes, learning C# is a great move. I currently work for a large healthcare corporation, and all of our new development is done in C#. I would think that there are alot of jobs for .NET developers in New York, just as there are out here in the West. I would suggest learning C#, and backing it up with some ASP.NET. That way, you will have a good web development foundation.

You may also want to learn some JavaScript, as it is commonly used to do some things client-side, and save the web server from doing all of the processing. Lastly, it would be a great addition to learn some basic SQL stuff - the main database language. It will make you very versatile, and in IT, that is always a good thing.

Good luck to you : )

EDIT : Sorry if I offended you - actually, when I first answered this question, there were 2 answers already - with links. No help, just links, They were obviously spammers, and I have seen those things popping up alot in this section. No worries - my apologies ; )

Answer 2

It is always a good movie to learn more. It can not hurt. I would look for open jobs in that area and see what skills they are asking for. Every company is going to be looking for different things.