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On 19.10.12 19:30, Simon Clubley wrote:
> before the above opinions have had a chance to form

Opinions and CVs. Interesting observation. CVs affecting
the software crisis.

An important task, then, from the hiring organisation's
perspective (as well as from a general perspective),
is twofold, I think:

1) Make HR people more open to the idea that a good
programmer is a good programmer. The language does
not matter that much, as long as he/she know the basics
of programming.

2) Make programmers and managers open to the idea that
spending both company money and company time on getting
acquainted with "the" tools/special libraries, and other things
of medium half life will help mostly those who sell tools,
special libraries, and things of medium half life.
Not the hiring organisation.

Consequence of 1 + 2:
Everyone understands that programmers are working as
programmers because nothing else can work like a programmer.
No tool, no library, and no things of medium half life in
particular. A niche language in a CV is then just a good
as the currently popular thing, as long as the programmer
is able to demonstrate sufficient programming abilities.

Of course, I'm overly optimistic. Everyone is pointing
at everyone else.

I should start producing things good for this kind of pointing.
Like they rich ones had build hotels and like Goodyear had sold
rubber boots during the gold rush.