in reply to Re^2: Is Perl a good career move?
in thread Is Perl a good career move?

fuck that perl
That is a good description of what the industry has been doing.

Perl is still a very nice and very useful language (and it is still a viable option for those with a lot of experience) but I very much doubt that someone who is starting out would be wise to invest in Perl for career purposes.

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Re^4: Is Perl a good career move?
by LanX (Saint) on May 31, 2015 at 12:50 UTC
    Recently had a discussion about some Python code with some Python "experts" and was able to show them multiple design problems, just because I was able to translate my deep Perl know how to Python.

    So investment in dynamic languages as a whole is certainly good.

    (citing Guido "from a 10 km perspective above Python, Ruby and Perl are exactly the same language" ->5:50 )

    The dilemma is that the industry has no good criteria to judge the proficiency of a supposed "expert".

    I'm often dealing with people with >10 year Perl "experience" unable to properly use modules.

    Cheers Rolf
    (addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)
    Je suis Charlie!

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