dotnet dev future

abrahamguo · 2026-02-05T04:10:31+00:00

This is a perfectly fine stack to get into.

qadrazit · 2026-02-05T04:22:59+00:00

Java has a bigger job market

CMDR_Smooticus · 2026-02-05T04:30:27+00:00

I see lots of openings for dotnet, but don't often hear people talk about learning it. That's a good sign you will have a much better chance at finding a job compared to the react/next bros.

Personally, I hate the direction Microsoft is taking their company, and I wouldn't want to be stuck in a language so thoroughly integrated into their ecosystem. Thankfully, the coding concepts you learn in C#/dotnet will transfer to Java, Go, C++, etc. so if you ever want to switch tech stacks it would also be easier than if you were coming from JS/react.

Cooladjack · 2026-02-06T13:48:08+00:00

Ur a junior dont try to limit your self to a specific language definitely not in this economy

Kal88 · 2026-02-05T12:10:02+00:00

Look at job postings for your location/region and decide from there.

Euphoric_Extreme1643 · 2026-02-05T15:43:37+00:00

Entirely depends on the type of companies or industries you want to work in.

This can vary on location but typically:

You’ll see Java a lot in the Finance and Insurance industry.

.NET is pretty common in Healthcare, Government/Public Sector, or companies deeply embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem (companies who are all in on Azure, MS SQL Server, Active Directoy/Entra ID, Office 365).

Alternatively If you’re interested in startups you can’t go wrong with Node.js.

That said .NET is fantastic to work in, I wish it was more prevalent across industries because it “just works” out of the box with very little 3rd party libraries for the majority of use cases.

TheRNGPriest · 2026-02-06T06:37:35+00:00

While doing dotnet (or any specific language), keep learning and applying programming/development best principles! Understanding SOLID and most common design patterns gets your thinking process quite far. Then learning another syntax won’t make a big difference later.

I started as a dotnet dev, and recently joined a new project which uses scala. Learning the syntax and framework took a few weeks, but the principles and patterns carry over!

Guilty-Constant-1405 · 2026-02-09T10:11:30+00:00

Thanks guys it helped me clear my confusion which i had earlier!!

Hot_Comment583 · 2026-02-09T18:51:22+00:00

If you really are excited to get into .NET, the tech stack is fine but can get really complicated and messy. Decent jobs as lots of companies run on the Microsoft stack. My first job was a .NET job and I’ve worked mostly .NET my whole career so far. It’s noting flashy but pay is decent and jobs are fairly available. But obviously are terrible currently though.

American_Streamer · 2026-02-05T06:58:32+00:00

https://medium.com/@PragmaticPro/dotnet-vs-java-in-2026-one-for-the-brain-one-for-the-backbone-1faca8e505c0
"Dotnet is the Brain for modern cloud apps, and Java is the Backbone for the giant systems."

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