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Moving from Delphi to .net programming

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by lisabates88

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I currently program in Delphi and have been doing that for about 7 years. I have started studying asp.net and want to learn C# with the goal of getting a new job programming .net, c#, etc. My question is what is the best way to present this on my resume, since I can't really put any "real" work experience? I thought of creating small apps that highlight my new skills and putting the link to that website on my resume, but I'm very new to the new languages and that will take some time. In the meantime, how can I show perspective employers that I have solid programming experience, just not in .net and c#? - Thanks

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by tony hopkinson

recognised that Delphi was dying in that it was getting harder and harder to get competent Delphi devlopers. So they decided to start switching to C#. I've been involved in this effort, so I'm amassing C# experience to back up the course I went on.

Eevry skill you have in Delphi will carry over into C#, even explicit memory management. ASP.Net is slightly different at the upfront level, but as soon as you get under the covers, in the middle and backend, there's no real difference.

Don't buy into the idea that your Delphi skills have no value, that's bollocks. I've never had a skill that didn't have some value as I accumulated experience in different environments.

To me the shift to C# was hardly any more difficult than from Delphi 5 to 6. Anyone who tell's you different is some HR BS merchant trying to give you a salary cut.

If you can't get your employer to move on, new projects in .NET etc. or say doing .NET components and then calling them through COM from Delphi, look for a new employer, they are damaging your career.

Delphi to C# jobs are quite popular in the UK, very few are sticking with Borland even less are moving to that code gear drivel.

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