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Another problem is that Perl is kind of a dead end in terms of moving to other languages.

Really? As a result of programming in Perl, I will have a much easier time of moving to Smalltalk or LISP. Why? Because I now understand the fundamentals behind real object-oriented or functional programming.

My friends know for sure there'll be Java positions.

Yeah, and ColdFusion was never going away, either. VRML was the wave of the future and Flash will revolutionize the web. There are very few things that will never go away:

Systems administration, especially large heterogenous setups
Database administration, especially large heterogenous setups
Data loading, especially across large heterogenous setups

Perl is ideally suited for all three tasks. It is the ONLY language in the world that can be written once and run on over 200 different systems without changing a single character. Java cannot say that.

Plus, a language isn't a career path. That would be like saying "If you knew a mechanic who knew a bit about Fords and a bit about Toyotas, which would you recommend him specializing in?" That's a dumb question, huh?

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In reply to Re: Is Perl a good career move? by dragonchild
in thread Is Perl a good career move? by Mutant

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