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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: F-22 ADA Programming
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:01:08 -0400
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Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com> writes:

> The problem is - once you are competent you are recognized as a senior
> or expert and this recognition has a value - both in terms of peer
> relations and on the job market. Why would such a person "switch" to
> some other language? To become a novice again? To write in his CV that
> instead of having (let's say) 8 years of Java experience, he has only
> 1 year in Ada? And what is the value of such CV if nobody is looking
> for Ada programmers anyway? Isn't it better to have N+1 years of Java
> experience instead?

I would hire someone with 7 years of Java experience plus 1 year of Ada
experience (or 1 Java, 7 Ada), over someone with 8 years Java
experience, even if the project will be done in Java.  In general,
I prefer to hire people who know a variety of languages.

- Bob