Looking for Python programmers--where to search?

[Alex Martelli]

"Dennis Lee Bieber" <wlfraed at ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:226eqss8q07haau8j32j9l6t9sqgu4pa2i at 4ax.com...
    [snip]
> Ah, a coding specialist instead of a software engineer <G> I
> sometimes think schools shouldn't let a student write a program until
> /after/ a few courses on algorithms, language design, etc. <G>

Writing programs (in a language that 'gets out of the way', ideally:
Scheme or Python come to mind:-) is among the best ways to
understand algorithms etc.


> IMHO, this was an example of management focusing too much on the
> tool (Sybase, and getting a "Sybase programmer" working on it) and
> ignoring the experience and knowledge others had of the data. ANYONE

Yes, good point; people who hire techies focus far too much on
knowledge of specific tools, as a rule.


Alex