.net dev with 9 year exp should move to devops profile or continue dev

Question

I have 9 year of exp as dot net developer . now i have oportunity to do a devops cerification as work as devops in team.

What is right .should i choose as devops profile and do certification or continue as dot net developer .IF i choose devops will i forget my .net skills in comming years ....what is future .net dev or devops engineer

Mahesh Chand · Answer

I know its not easy to switch from .NET to Java or vice versa and many of us (including me) don't want to learn new things. But if you like your company and want to become a valuable part of your company and grow in it, learning new things is always a good thing. I believe every developer should also know DevOps. If you want to become an Solutions Architect, you need to know more than just coding. You need to know DevOps and even Java and other applications/products. If you do not like your job and your company then you can look for something new. You can always contine to learn and do your own side projects in .NET so you're not out of touch. Being a good developer is not about what tech stack you are skilled on.. but how do you solve various problems. If you look at large companies today, they use all kind of tech stacks, multiple clouds, and multiple databases, as they fit. This trend is growing. We are not stick to one tech stack and one cloud anymore. Make learning new things a habit regardless what technology and what company you work for. Learning new things will give you a different perspective. Cheers!

Ashwani Chaudhary · Answer

i am dot net developer and company using java in back end side so i will out of reach from dot net code and seems like it will be a big change . if i get devops job with dot net it will fill my purpose right ?

Gajendra Jangid · Answer

Yes, You should go with DevOps path. You have extensive development experience which will really help you out in this path. Development experience is really valuable for a DevOps Engineer

Muhammad Imran Ansari · Answer

Yes, You should go with DevOps path. You have extensive development experience which will really help you out in this path. Development experience is really valuable for a DevOps Engineer. DevOps is a culture and a mindset where development and operations teams work in an integrated way towards a common goal of delivering value to the end customer with speed, agility, and quality. A .NET developer core activity would be to code and deliver working software as per the plan and design, the role of a DevOps engineer is to achieve customer satisfaction through agile, highly efficient, repeatable, predictable, and automated build to deployment cycle. A DevOps Engineer collaborates with the developers, testers, sysadmins, security engineers, etc. and uses scripting and tools for automating and productivity improvements. In this way you will never forget your development skills. Both will go simultanousely and both have very bright future. Good luck with your career.