If you're reading this and you're interested in switching jobs, let me know...
... because I'm constantly being asked these days whether I know people looking for work. It's a good feeling, but it would be a better feeling if I had somebody to refer them to. And I'm sure I'm not the only one getting these inquiries, so if you've felt stuck writing boringCode for a pointy-haired boss, it's a great time to let your friends know.
This applies to Python people as well as Oracle. That's a neat change; when I got involved in Python a few years ago, the assumption was that most Python programmers had day jobs using more boring languages, and could only use Python in their passion-driven midnight coding sprees. Now, employer interest is very high - it seems employer interest has actually grown faster and overtaken the population of Python coders. That's especially noteworthy when you consider how quickly someone can become a Python programmer.
Anyway, good times for Py and Ora geeks. Woo hoo!
It's not so much finding the right job, it's finding the right job that will maintain my family in the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed ;-)
ReplyDeletePython for fun, but right now Java pays the bills....
ReplyDelete... and I do wish it were the other way 'round - but there's no way this company can do any more than dabble with Python.
IM(not-so)HO, the big difference between the two is that Python is far more productive for the *competent* programmer, but Java is *safer* for the "average 'big company' programmer". When you have a room full of merely adequate coders, you _need_ training wheels, guard rails, and safety nets.