We don't seem to have the same problem here in Blighty. I did a search for
mod_perl at www.jobserve.com and six jobs posted in the last five days were
returned.
I'm sure things will improve after this Y2K thang passes over and companies
start to look to new technologies.
>From: Stas Bekman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: mod_perl list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: mod_perl Programmers demand is going up...
>Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:37:58 +0200 (IST)
>
>Hi, folks
>
>You wouldn't beleive but I receive a great deal of mod_perl job offers.
>Here is a partial quote of the most generic content of the offer:
>
> At any rate, we're finding it very hard to find mod_perl people and I
> thought maybe you could refer me to someone you know. I can tell you
> more about the client and the positions if you're interested.
>
>Which makes me thinking that we are too few and the demand is growing
>(which is good for us :), but from the other side it's bad for mod_perl,
>as when a project staff understands the power of mod_perl and want to use
>it but have no experience with mod_perl and can hire none of mod_perl
>programmers, there is no other choice left as to use some other probably
>worse technology because they could dig up the required man power that has
>the required knowledge in the other field.
>
>Now the question is: if this is truth and you feel the same way, how do we
>make the world know that there is a great demand for mod_perl programmers
>and that people should learn mod_perl and not the stright-forward choice
>like VB, ASP or other technology that drives the web?
>
>Ideas?
>
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