On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Shmuel Fomberg wrote: >> A good programmer should be able to pick up Perl (or any >> other programming language) independently. I don't get your >> complaint here. > > I have to disagree with you on this point. The general demand for > programmers is usually for C++, C#, Java. Why would a future candidate > waste his time on some bizarre language, instead of focusing on more > probable career paths? Or are you expecting him to learn Perl especially > for your opening?
I'm not sure that building a career based on a programming language is a good idea. A programming language is just one tool, not the full arsenal of tools. I believe that a fixation on a programming language does more hard than a benefit to the career of a software developer. > In my opinion, companies that need Perl programmers should understand > that they also need to train them. And it's not such a hard task > because, like you said, good programmer should be able to pick up Perl, > using a good book, in about a week. This should equally apply for any other programming language and technology, no? How many C courses are there in the industry, compared to Perl courses? Why? >> Perl has quite good documentation, and literature, in my >> opinion. It is also fairly easy to get the list of "must >> read" according to your level in Perl. > > I consider Perl as a scam to sell books. So we disagree on this point > too. :-) I think that you can do fairly well with the perldoc documentation. If you want books, you have those too. Scam or no scam -- the fact remains that there are quite a few good Perl books our there. -- Shlomo Yona [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://yeda.cs.technion.ac.il/~yona/ _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list [email protected] http://perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
