> Adam wrote: > > What this tells me is that it's easier to find professionals (for > lack of a better term) using Perl because it's a tool for > professionals[*]. Furthermore, those professionals have an easier > time adjusting to other tools when the time comes. I would just like to note again that while this "may" be true in the U.S., it is 100% not true in Asia and probably not true in Europe (based upon my experience in the London market) though the Perl community is certainly a strong minority. I also believe that Perl is the market loser in Africa and South America, though this belief is not based on any useful qualitative or quantitivate evidence. In Asia, where I live, Perl develeopers are few and far between. I see maybe 1 Perl developer in 30. Seroious professionals know Java and C++ or COM and VB. I guess it is important to know this because it colors how I see advocacy. I have a different environment in Asia than all of you have in the U.S. and what I need from advocacy is perhaps a bit different. :)
