What should I do when something I know is dead ? [closed]

Question

I recently came into some blogs saying that Linq to Sql is dead. and a few days ago I saw a discussion with some people saying that Silverlight maybe will take ASP.net place! ...

I don't want to ask if they are true or not but it is so annoying when you wake up and found your languages and informations in the casket! (I think that Microsoft languages have the big part of this words).

So what should I do in this case ? drop every thing back and start again with the new techniques or keep using the old stuff or what ?

Answer 1

A platform isn't dead because someone says it's dead. It's dead when it's no longer used, and in that case, it's obvious you shouldn't be using it either. Unless, of course, you're employed by a big company that has a big legacy system that needs further development using that "dead" technology.

Answer 2

Nothing ever really dies. Especially Microsoft stuff. I thought I had wasted 10 years as a FoxPro dev (not even VFP!), but this helped me get jobs, even in related technologies like dBASE and Clipper, since those skills are harder to find.

Having said that, by all means keep up with the mainstream. Continuous learning is expected in this field.

In any case, neither of those claims (re Linq to Sql and Silverlight) is true.