I strongly agree especially with your idea concerning the gathering of statistics that show the importance/frequency of use Perl maintains in the workforce.

I attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, and because it is a 4-yr technical school, the primary focus of a CS degree is to understand the _theory_ behind programming, with the design that having understood the fundamentals, a student can go into the workforce and apply the concepts to any language, new or old. I think showing the relevance of Perl in the workforce, combined with a request that the education be geared (in certain aspects) towards real world applications, instead of just theory.

Your input is appreciated and will be incorporated in the final argument!

In reply to Re: Re: Pick Your Poison by lacertus
in thread Pick Your Poison by lacertus

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