One simple question please.
How do you differentiate between perl programmers amd Mod_perl
programmers?
Thanks
Stas Bekman wrote:
>
> > > I've dropped my last job, in order to finally finish the mod_perl book,
> > > have some rest and make a push to mod_perl.
> > >
> >
> > Well best of luck & hope you have a good rest - I'll certainly buy the
> > book!
>
> :)
>
> > > I see two main streams:
> > > 1) Online zines.
> > > 2) Conferences.
> > >
> > > I think that we should start working on locating ezines wanting to publish
> > > mod_perl related articles (preferrably for a fee, to give incentives for
> > > others to write) and conferences where mod_perl can be relevant. The data
> > > is to be collected and distributed to the people who wish to advocate
> > > mod_perl, thru written articles and conference classes. I suppose that we
> > > will also look for companies who want to order mod_perl classes and find
> > > the teachers in the appropriate areas.
> >
> > I think may people could write simple "How to ZXY" in mod_perl. PHP has
> > excellent resources for similar things i.e how to do this or that. Very
> > much like the Perl Cookbook.
> >
> > I am not saying that mod_perl does not have these, and the guide has
> > some excellent examples, but these are often not easy to find and will
> > not attact people half as much as reading a single all-in one atricle.
>
> Right, so anybody wants to get famous (well at least a little :), you
> wrote some cool code snippet -- describe the gist, attach the source and
> let others look over it. Sort of WebTechniques columns by Randal.
>
> > > May be we could organize some certification classes, to give more PR to
> > > mod_perl.
> >
> > Not wishing to sound negative - but certification more often causes
> > problems - MCSE's a case in point.
>
> well, may be. Obviously we don't need certifications when we cannot find
> mod_perl programmers at all. I just thought about it as the
> counter-intuitive solution -- create the certification program and make
> people think that there are so many mod_perl programmers that we there was
> a need for a certification -- which will bring to the interest, since
> people believe that if someone is running certification program it must be
> good. And then once started to learn Perl/mod_perl he is actually going to
> realize that it's good indeed.
>
> > Overall Stas I think more aticles in the general IT press be it ezines
> > or in paper is the way to go to raise the profile.
>
> Yeah, but I don't seem to make other interested. I don't know why. Folks
> are too busy I guess.
>
> > As an aside whats happening to perl month ? as this appears to be
> > exactly the sort of thing we need.
>
> I don't know. Baiju told me back in August that he resumes the
> functionality but he has dissapeared since then. I'll try to reach him.
>
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