Nice argument but there's a flaw in it :) Do you have any idea how hard it
is to find a "skilled unix admin"? In fact (this is off topic but I'm
desperate), if there is someone in the Seattle area that's looking, there
is an immediate opening...
--Jauder
On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Richard Dice wrote:
> Jeffrey:
>
> > There can be no such thing as a shortage of mod_perl programmers. When
> > someone says that they can't find mod_perl people, what they really mean
> > is that they can't find mod_perl people for the price they are willing
> > to pay.
>
> Well said! The term for this is "market clearing price", and it
> certainly applies in this situation. There are certain very limited
> situations where there truly can be a "shortage", but it only lasts
> for a limited amount of time -- the time it takes for a "new generation"
> of people to train themselves for the task. Perhaps 12-18 months?
> (i.e. Take all people who are skilled unix sysadmins and programmers,
> with a decent amount of Perl experience as well, and tell them that
> they can earn a zillion dollars an hour if only they can become mod_perl
> experts. They all take the year off from work as an investment,
> become those experts... and suddenly find that, because everyone did
> this, they can only make some fraction of a zillion an hour. Ah,
> market economics. :-) )
>
> I agree with your conclusion, too, that more and better documentation
> is the most effective way to increase the supply of skilled mod_perl
> people.
>
> Cheers,
> Richard
>
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