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Within my business we use the usual front-end web technologies of HTML/CSS/native Javascript/AJAX and the back-end is entirely Perl. With a very small amount of Java for two Android apps.

Here in the UK there is currently a government scheme to get young people into work. The Kickstart Scheme pays the young person minimum wage for 25 hours per week for 6 months. We have applied to take on two young people under the scheme. Most applicants have played with React at most but I am interviewing a graduate tomorrow. On his CV he has C, Python and R which has been done as part of his Physics degree plus Python and Shell Scripts on a Raspberry Pi as a hobby.

I know absolutely nothing about R.
From my very limited knowledge of Python, I believe it is broadly in the same group of languages as Perl. Therefore, the skills this applicant already has in Python should be relatively easily transferrable to Perl
- is that a fair assessment???

Any suggestions for me bearing in mind the applicant has had no real workplace experience?

In reply to Similarities of Perl and Python? by Bod

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