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what’s after Flex?
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 7:52 pm
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Given that the hype over Flex has kind of reached its apex I think its high time I start broadening my skill sets.  I am not saying the Flex is a “done” technology, I am simply stating that Flex has reached a satisfying market share for RIA development and that the honeymoon is over.

So what does a Sr. Flex Developer decide to pick?  Well iPhone development is all the rage so that’s a no-brainer.  But then again that is just another client-side technology.  Java and ColdFusion are still hot technologies.  Going with either one would be a good choice (or both for that matter).  I know some PHP and MySQL but I am not sure what the opportunity costs are for continuing to develop those skills are.  I don’t really see myself doing too much in the way of web design nor do I see myself as a DBA.  I might still tackle those when I can do so without incurring significant opportunity costs.

This post is simply to post my thoughts and maybe get some community feedback.  Thoughts, comments, questions, concerns?  Let’s hear ‘em.