Re: mod_perl Programmers demand is going up...

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Kallen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Ian> We've never had any candidates come in with any level of depth with
Ian> mod_perl but I'd vet their competency with it by asking them to explain
Ian> the closure problem with variables my'd under Apache::Registry.  Anyone
Ian> cognizant of those issues should presumably know how to sanely use
Ian> Registry scripts but also understand my distaste for them.  The API itself
Ian> can be easily learned, so I don't care if people have written their own
Ian> handlers.

Very good point.  I think that's my point as well.  If people say "I know
mod_perl" but have never typed "$r->...", I'm gonna be suspicious.

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