Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote: > > My favorite parts were: > > “I have seen examples of developers on older technologies like RPG and > Delphi charging twice the rate of a developer on a newer technology.“ > > Did it ever occur to them that some of these systems (e.g. Smalltalk) > might actually be more productive and hence worth the boost in rate? Most > are just lean supply, but there is also the the power tool vs. hammer > concept at work too. >
I thought that bit was interesting too. I used to be a Powerbuilder (which Delphi and VB more or less copied) developer and moved away from it because contracts (even back then) were too few and far between to sustain a reasonable income, so they probably simply need to charge extra to cover for the periods between contracts :) -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Cobol-is-the-new-language-to-know-tp3317188p3317247.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
