Re^2: Should I learn perl 5 in 2015

Python is doing well but only reached job listing parity with Perl last year according to indeed.com; and this year doing better. The most new opportunities in high level languages are likely to continue to be in web, telecom, and, with federal laws regarding medical records finally coming to deadlines, medical. Java has the real toe-hold there with Perl trailing but included in some important and winning “greenfield” companies; JavaScript being the wild-card since in-browser graphics are increasingly important. I only see Python as an advantage in “big data” and only because of Google’s choices.

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Re^3: Should I learn perl 5 in 2015 by stevieb (Canon) on Jun 11, 2015 at 00:07 UTC
Thanks for this info Your Mother. As I said to ww, I'm not a programmer (in the typical sense) so it's just what I see in what I do. I'll code in any language to make my life easier, and as I said in my original reply, jobs per language are based on many things and I'm definitely not authoritative on the subject. For me, Perl is everything. I can code circles in Perl around many 'programmers' using any other language for the work I do and have done in the same amount of time (especially thanks to those on PerlMonks). I'd choose Perl 5 over any language, any day, if I got a side job for anything where a program would be needed. Besides, I've been here on PerlMonks for ~six years now, and know a LOT of people here who I could pass a job onto if ever necessary. -stevieb	[reply]

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Re^3: Should I learn perl 5 in 2015
by stevieb (Canon) on Jun 11, 2015 at 00:07 UTC

Thanks for this info Your Mother.

As I said to ww, I'm not a programmer (in the typical sense) so it's just what I see in what I do.

I'll code in any language to make my life easier, and as I said in my original reply, jobs per language are based on many things and I'm definitely not authoritative on the subject. For me, Perl is everything. I can code circles in Perl around many 'programmers' using any other language for the work I do and have done in the same amount of time (especially thanks to those on PerlMonks).

I'd choose Perl 5 over any language, any day, if I got a side job for anything where a program would be needed. Besides, I've been here on PerlMonks for ~six years now, and know a LOT of people here who I could pass a job onto if ever necessary.

-stevieb

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