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Number of Jobs by Programming Language

Posted by timothy on from the algol-is-not-listed dept.

The Viking writes "I was curious about which programming languages are hot with employers, so I did an informal search of several job search engines. The results are interesting (to me, at least). Are these numbers relevant? We can certainly debate whether or not the online job search engines are representative of the actual employment landscape."

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  1. Re:PHP??? My Ass. by Bloodshot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I use PHP for serious stuff at work where Perl and Java aren't worth the trouble because we prefer to make MONEY as opposed to wasting time with Perl and Java on the front end. We use PHP for front end stuff and Perl for data mining and munging.

    PHP is just as useful a tool as Perl when used properly, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE.

  2. Re:you wouldn't think so by Ars-Fartsica · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    And, right there, you have an explanation of why most software teams fail, most commercial software products suck, and so many people keep buying junk development tools: software teams in industry don't have a clue what they are doing.

    You're right- there is too much focus on mumbo jumbo theory and little emphasis on knowing tools. If everyone reused the standard APIs in an intelligent way instead of redesigning them incorrectly, they might actually get some code out the door.