[NTLUG:Discuss] It must be true that IT is back...

[Greg Edwards]

brian at pongonova.net wrote:
> Having received 0 responses to a post for IT developer opportunities
> (we're looking for 4), I can only conclude that IT is back in Dallas,
> and therefore anything to the contrary about H1B workers replacing
> American IT workers is nothing but a myth.
> 
> That'll teach me to believe everything I read on the Internet :)
> 
>   --Brian

H1B is still hurting the contracting industry, especially rates. 
Outsourcing is still hurting.  Hard to get R&D money (ie low interest rates) 
is still hurting.  The market is better than 1 year ago, but still slow.

PHP is too small of a niche to use as a benchmark.  The market has become 
dominated by Java, C++, and point and click case tools such as Oracle 
Forms/Financials/etc.  The other trend that I've seen over the last year is 
MS specific environments such as .NET, C#, and SQL Server.  If the 
development world is any indicator of future OS market share then MS has 
been kicking *NIXs butt over the last 12-18 months.

-- 
Greg Edwards
http://consult.nas-inet.com