Can you wonder why a large corporation would rather go with ASP for most
web apps as long as it gets the job done and it's pain threshhold is not
too high. Same with reasons for going with NT as a File Server or WEb
Server. Sure it sucks for sophisicated stuff ,but 90% of places don't
really need sophisticated stuff.
They need cheap and easy to find programming help to whip custom shit out.
With some emphasis on cheap.
[Running away... while Crossing The Chasm]
On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Jauder Ho wrote:
>
> Nice argument but there's a flaw in it :) Do you have any idea how hard it
> is to find a "skilled unix admin"? In fact (this is off topic but I'm
> desperate), if there is someone in the Seattle area that's looking, there
> is an immediate opening...
>
> --Jauder
>
> On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Richard Dice wrote:
>
> > Jeffrey:
> >
> > > There can be no such thing as a shortage of mod_perl programmers. When
> > > someone says that they can't find mod_perl people, what they really mean
> > > is that they can't find mod_perl people for the price they are willing
> > > to pay.
> >
> > Well said! The term for this is "market clearing price", and it
> > certainly applies in this situation. There are certain very limited
> > situations where there truly can be a "shortage", but it only lasts
> > for a limited amount of time -- the time it takes for a "new generation"
> > of people to train themselves for the task. Perhaps 12-18 months?
> > (i.e. Take all people who are skilled unix sysadmins and programmers,
> > with a decent amount of Perl experience as well, and tell them that
> > they can earn a zillion dollars an hour if only they can become mod_perl
> > experts. They all take the year off from work as an investment,
> > become those experts... and suddenly find that, because everyone did
> > this, they can only make some fraction of a zillion an hour. Ah,
> > market economics. :-) )
> >
> > I agree with your conclusion, too, that more and better documentation
> > is the most effective way to increase the supply of skilled mod_perl
> > people.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Richard
> >
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