Why do Perl programmers make more money than Python programmers

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sun, 05 May 2013 12:11:11 -0500, Ignoramus16992 wrote:

> According to CIO.com, Python programmers make only $83,000 per year,
> while Perl programmers make $93,000 per year.
> 
> http://www.cio.com/slideshow/detail/97819?source=ifwartcio#slide10
> http://www.cio.com/slideshow/detail/97819?source=ifwartcio#slide11
> 
> I would like to know, what explains the discrepancy.

Perl is much harder to use, so the average Perl programmer burns out 
after a few years and takes up a less stressful career, like going 
undercover in the Russian mob or the Taliban. So only the most dedicated, 
brilliant and extreme programmers last long enough to become a Perl 
expert, and consequently can demand higher pay, while any idiot can learn 
to program Python, as I have.

Also, Perl programmers are an unprincipled, devious bunch, always looking 
for an opportunity to blackmail their employers into paying them extra. 
Python programmers are a decent, law-abiding people with a strong moral 
code who would never stoop to the sort of things that Perl coders are 
proud of doing.



-- 
Steven