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Should you get into Silverlight or Flash ?

By tewari | Published: November 22, 2009
Take a look at these trend lines from Indeed.com (Yes, you read that right. That is EIGHTY THOUSAND percent growth in silverlight jobs) - Here is the trend line for Flash jobs - Growth is there but the total number of jobs are clearly stabilizing. Here are the absolute number of jobs - Interesting numbers !!! Share [...]
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Career Advice

By tewari | Published: February 29, 2008
The value of any advice is tied to the degree of its relevance to your particular situation and circumstances. Very specific advice, like legal and medical advice, is very expensive. It is very relevant to the individual’s situation and therefore quite valuable. The degree of relevance of inexpensive/free advice to your specific circumstances is usually [...]
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