Re: Ummm... Perl not professional??
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 01:18:13PM +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 11:36:40AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunatly this is largely a valid point. Perl is not used by many *professional* people. Perl is used by a lot of people, and some of them are professional, but I wouldn't consider it the majority. A professional is someone with a profession. Indeed. How many computer professionals are out there? As opposed to cowboys of the Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert variety. I certainly don't consider myself "professional", even though I try to ply my trade in what I believe to be a "professional" manner. As a trade, we have a long way to go before we are as respected[1] as those in (say) accountancy, engineering and law. I leave it to yourselves to judge whether or not this is a Good Thing. -Dom [1] In some senses only, I assure you.
RE: Ummm... Perl not professional??
I certainly don't consider myself "professional", even though I try to ply my trade in what I believe to be a "professional" manner. "I'm not a professional, I'm a gifted amateur." The source of that escapes for the moment. -- matt "'scuse me trooper, will you be needing any packets today? hey, baby, don't be pulling on my socket, okay?"
Re: Ummm... Perl not professional??
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 01:18:13PM +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 11:36:40AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunatly this is largely a valid point. Perl is not used by many *professional* people. Perl is used by a lot of people, and some of them are professional, but I wouldn't consider it the majority. A professional is someone with a profession. Chuckle. I think you are focusing on the definition rather than the sentiment. DWIM. There are an awful lot of people out there that download a MW script, change a few variables, and wack 'perl programmer' on their CV. I'd say 35-45% of CVs that are sent to me by recruitment agencies fall into this category, or perhaps a little more skilled. My point is that while just getting your job done to keep the boss happy is a valid use for Perl, I'd rather see someone who can get the job done in a manner that will let (you|me|us) maintain, extend, and understand the code that is written. It is a both a pity and a fact that these people are relatively few and far between. The guy's point may be uneducated but it isn't wrong just because (I|you|we) don't like the sentiment. --james. PGP signature
