Re: Java Vs Perl

Don't take a static snapshot as permanent gospel. A few years ago, mainframers were paid big bucks, but today, if you announce an opening for mainframe/Cobol programmers, you'll get swamped with resumes.

I have done some Java programming and Perl programming to get a paycheck. I was paid well, but not that well. I think a better question is: why do most actors and pop singers make the money they do? Talk about overpaid, they don't even have defensive linemen trying to crush them.

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Re^2: Java Vs Perl by Anonymous Monk on Jan 11, 2005 at 13:39 UTC
Most actors and pop singers are not overpaid. It's just that you don't know most actors and pop singers. You just know the top - and you generalize based on that. Most NFL players on the other hand....	[reply]
Re^3: Java Vs Perl by tbone1 (Monsignor) on Jan 12, 2005 at 13:03 UTC
Have you ever seen an NFL game live? I'm a season ticket holder, and it's stunning when you see it live. Those guys are paid to sacrifice their bodies. I've read that NFL players, in spite of being in such great shape, have a life expectancy 10-15 years less than the national average because of the stress their bodies take. I've read that the average starting running back goes through the equivalent of a head-on interstate car collision each game. Let's face it, people are paid what someone thinks they are worth: programmer, entertainer, lawyer, plumber, etc. To argue against that is, ultimately, an argument against freedom. -- tbone1, YAPS (Yet Another Perl Schlub) And remember, if he succeeds, so what. - Chick McGee	[reply]