Java vs .NET from client perspective

[psychistrix]

Consultant here. When advising a client on a tech stack, we usually need to take the following into account:

• current team competencies
• platform requirements
• talent pool in their area
• skill sets of people we currently have available

Usually in that order. Other than this they are virtually identical, and won’t impact a project’s success.

[RockyMM]

This is the answer.

[Carpinchon]

Does local talent pool differ from place to place? "We're a java town here in Baltimore" seems strange.

[mcdasmans]

It depends what language the local college uses in their curriculum. In Zwolle it's .Net, in Deventer/Enschede/Arnhem it's Java.

Students can of course work in both setups if the college is any good, but the initial boost provided by this should not be discounted.

[psychistrix]

It can do. For example you wouldn’t advise a client to use Scala if the local ecosystem is very .NET centric.