As someone who's looking for a job now, and as a long time programmer, the issue is not boolean.
On one hand, i totally agree - skills stand for themselves, and learning a new language or env. shuold be / is a breeze for an experienced person. but, OTOH: knowing the libraries, takes time. Every language especially today has a huge library, and that takes time to be acquainted with. There's a huge advantage of having a deep knowledge in an environment, its quirks, being able to read other people's code, etc. ESPECIALLY if the programmer is to work alone, or to take a main role in a company where he is the one that people consult with. I can program in Java, for sure, but in the beginning i'll have to ask many questions about implementations, system, libraries, known gotchas,... and the last bit: i love coding in python. I'd prefer to take a job that I enjoy, and to work with people with a similar state of mind. With that said, is anyone looking for a (python ~10 years) programmer (+16 years) for hire, (full / part / freelance) jobs? Shahar On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Dov Grobgeld <[email protected]>wrote: > Excuse my 2¢, but I really don't like ads like this that make the language > the main skill. Python is obviously your selected tool of expressing the > ideas and the demands of the job, but if you express no demands regarding > any domain specific experience. This makes the job sounds very shallow, and > you will likely put off lots of applicants. > > One of the beauties of Python (and that goes for lots of other modern > dynamic languages) is that it adapts itself to an extreme variety of tasks. > E.g. it is the selected tool by the professors of the ongoing AI course at > Stanford. I'm using it for data visualization and testing out various > algorithms. My company is using it as the embedded tool for writing test > and calibration scripts for our machine. You can find thousand other uses > on the net. > > For a serious job you need someone dynamic who has the mental abilities to > solve your problems. Preferably she can already express these ideas in > Python, but if the applicant turns out to be highly skilled but e.g. > currently is fluent in Ruby or Haskell, you'd be a fool to turn her down. > > But on the other hand. Perhaps you just need someone to write test scripts > to your existing system. But then say so! > > Regards,, > Dov > > > 2011/11/30 Avi Elias <[email protected]> > >> Hi all, >> >> We are looking to hire a Python programmer to join our small and dynamic >> start up. >> >> If interested please forward your CV. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Avi >> >> -- >> Avi Elias >> Co-Founder, Cellogic Ltd. >> Mobile: +972-52-879-1818 >> US Mobile: 704-879-1819 >> VOIP: 1-212-845-9702 >> Office: +972-8-970-3088 >> Fax: +972--8-970-3099 >> Skype ID: cellogicavi >> www.cellogic.com >> www.myflyscreen.com >> >> 防虫ネットは、ナンバーワンです！ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Python-il mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/python-il >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Python-il mailing list > [email protected] > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/python-il > >
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