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Discussion on: Getting Out of the Open Source Toy Box

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Lance Contreras

Hi Ryan, I’m a c# developer for more than 10 years. I learned c# in school and started my career with c#. You’re right it pays me well to code c#. But at home I use linux, I code python & javascript and now planning to shift to opensource career. Why? Because I feel like the trend is going opensource. Most web server runs in linux. The trend has shifted from desktop to web/mobile and Microsoft is not the best at those things. I would understand if you can’t leave visual studio. I actually think it’s the best IDE ever. But if you want to invest in your skills, learning linux can give you a lot of opportunities and can even make you more productive as a software developer.