Quote: (10-21-2013 11:50 PM)paninaro Wrote:
Quote: (10-21-2013 10:57 PM)iknowexactly Wrote:
Problem with computer languages is they keep changing, and as you get older it gets harder and harder to learn new languages. As well as the age bias against you when they company president is 26 and you are 38.
Sort of. Any decent programmer who knows at least one object oriented, functional, and procedural programming language can easily pick up a new language.
You're logically right, but my experience is NO ONE except a current employer that likes you and wants to keep you is willing to cross train.
People CAN learn similar languages" BUT not 1/10,000 ads says something like "Looking for Ruby programmer, can cross-train python programmer."
To the contrary, they not only specify a specific language, they also often specify specific environments related to that language-- LIke "Ruby on Rails" etc.