Since statistics are generally hard to believe anyway, I'll muddy the waters with some anecdotal info. Based on some postings here on Perlmonks such as Developer::Perl::Find and contact with manager types I know in Perl shops, there are jobs out there. These folks are actually having a hard time finding Perl talent with enough experience. I've heard of a similar situation in Seattle, Chicago, Boston, New York City area, and New Jersey. Andy Lester did a whole session on how to get a job at YAPC and OSCON last year partially to increase the quality of applicants for his openings.

I work in a Perl shop in Buffalo and we recently had some openings. Most of the people who responded didn't have close to enough Perl experience, and that was mainly what we were looking for.

Final anecdote is a Buffalo PM member who moved out to Arizona and within a few weeks had a job in a Perl shop doing all Perl.

Statistically, none of this means anything, but for me personally it's evidence that Perl is quite healthy.

In reply to Re: Are Perl and the dynamic languages dead or what ? by cbrandtbuffalo
in thread Are Perl and the dynamic languages dead or what ? by szabgab

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