What worked on me! :-)

I've always loved Perl, but for quite a few years I haven't had the chance to do much, except as a hobby.

I know Apache, has done Unix sysadm stuff, other languages, etc, but my 1999+ Perl web programming background is specialised, since I usually don't do db or web programming for hobby.

At an interview at the beginning of the summer, the interviewer asked me questions and let me code some stuff with a templating system.

I said exactly what I had done and not. They seemed quite impressed -- so I was surprised when I didn't get the project.

In hindsight, when I know more about modern web modules and methods, I realize that they understood that I knew Perl -- but would have to learn more than I thought. They made the right choice.

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Re: What worked on me! :-) by intel (Beadle) on Sep 14, 2005 at 12:16 UTC
I think this is very wise. Fundamentals are imperious to being a Perl programmer, but when interviewing for a contract or a particular project, being familiar with the methods and templates you are going to use is just as important. The catch, however, is that the project-specific details are usually much easier to learn than the fundamentals.	[reply]