Q:

Is Silverlight more lucrative than ASP.NET?

Lately I've seen an lot of Silverlight jobs being advertised, with very high rates.
Is this just temporary because Silverlight developers are in scarce supply at the moment? Or is there something about Silverlight development that makes it better paid than normal .NET or web development?
Or do you think Silverlight will, in the long-term, be a more valuable skill to have than normal, standards-compliant web development?

A:

I think no particular technology framework will be valuable in the long-term.  That's why having blinders like this is dangerous.  The important thing is to stay on your toes (constantly learning new things) and  to understand the general overriding principles that never go away.

