On 10/12/07, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I keep getting regular requests from people looking for Python coders > (and this is in addition to Google asking me to hand over my contacts > :-). This is good news because it suggests Python is on the uptake > (always good to know).
Yeah, I have noticed as well. I have seen an increase in random emails from people looking for Python developers. > At the same time it is disturbing because > apparently there aren't enough Python programmers out there. (At least > none of them looking for work.) What's up with that? > It's still not taught in schools. I still rarely see a new grad student in my lab who has used Python before they meet me. And even after I give a Python tutorial to the lab and people realize it's a great language, they wait until a project comes up where they need to start from scratch to use it. Unfortunately that project never comes up. So I would guess the only people becoming new Python programmers are either the self-motivated people who are curious about the language or people whose job requires it. > I wonder if we should start maintaining a list of Python developers > for hire somewhere on python.org, beyond the existing Jobs page. Is > anyone interested in organizing this? You thinking like contractors or anyone out of work? -Brett _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com