On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Tom Tobin <korp...@korpios.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:09 AM, siki <ga...@karamaan.com> wrote: >> You should have at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science from a top >> university > > Might I humbly suggest that this is going to severely limit your > hiring options? You're looking for the intersection of sets of people > who: > > - Have a BS in computer science (cuts out a fair number of people) > - Graduated from a "top university" (cuts out a *lot* of people) > - Is familiar with Java (cuts out some people) > - Is skilled with Haskell (a fair bet for many on this mailing list, at least)
We hired a technician by trade with no engineering or computer science degree, but who happened to show an unique aptitude and interest for learning a wide variety of programming languages. Though he had no prior experience with Haskell, or functional programming for that matter, in a few months he became a very proficient Haskell developer. I've also experienced many engineers with advanced degrees from prominent schools who have had tremendous difficulty understanding the language -- and the benefits -- of Haskell. I'm starting to believe people are either wired for it, or they are not. > - Can work in the Manhattan area (cuts out a *lot* of people) My boss has said that the relative time zone is just as good as co-location. So I'd like to put a call out for resumes, which would help me build a case for opening reqs in the US -- and Canada and Central and South America for that matter. We need people interest in: - hybrid vehicles - electro-hydraulics - feedback control systems - safety-critical, hard real-time embedded - compiler design - formal methods - and of course, functional languages We use Haskell for many tools and Atom for embedded code and verification (http://hackage.haskell.org/package/atom). http://www.eaton.com _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe