Do I really need to learn Java?

[Roman Suzi]

On Tue, 15 May 2001, Alex Martelli wrote:

> "Alan Gauld" <alan.gauld at bt.com> wrote in message
> news:3B0130D9.38EC274C at bt.com...
> > Roman Suzi wrote:
> > > I also know that some Java programmers like Java.
> >
> > Only some?  Seems like all the Python programmers I've
> > met like Python. Maybe thats a significant difference?
> 
> It may be, but, in the abstract (evincing only from
> this couple of tidbits), it's hard to infer exactly
> what.  Suppose there is a large job-market for Java
> programmers, because lots of places are developing
> Java programs commercially (for whatever reason).
> 
> Then, the people who end up working as Java coders
> may include both those who like the language AND
> some who don't but DO like the easy money to be made.
> 
> On the other hand, suppose there is no such job
> market for some other programming language, say
> for example Intercal.  In this case, only the
> people who *really LOVE* Intercal will bother to
> "be Intercal programmers": there is absolutely no
> "side benefit" (such as salaries:-) in so being.
> 
> Then, from the two facts:
>     only some Java programmers like Java
>     all the Intercal programmers love Intercal
> one should deduce: there is a large job market
> for Java programmers, but not for Intercal ones.
> 
> I'm not saying this applies to Python, by any
> means -- but, take care in inferring from partial
> data such as programmers' liking, or not, the
> language they happen to use:-).

How true. But by liking Intercal we also like to see more jobs for
Intercal programmers! (And hopefully then we could make (easy?) money &
like the tool). 


Sincerely yours, Roman A.Suzi
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