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Yeah this is an interesting phenomenon. It's counter intuitive but it does make sense, if you think about it. I remember listening to a podcast (changelog I thi
by davnicwil 7y ago
Yeah this is an interesting phenomenon. It's counter intuitive but it does make sense, if you think about it. I remember listening to a podcast (changelog I think) with the creator of Elm and he was asked about this - is it a concern if you build your frontend on Elm that you just won't be able to find anyone to hire?
His response was that on the contrary, people who use Elm tend to be enthusiasts by nature and job postings in Elm are rare enough that if you post one, they will seek it out and come to you, because they really, really want to be using Elm in their day job.
The alternative, using an extremely popular language/framework, means that even though the number of enthusiasts out there is absolutely greater, your job post is just one in a sea of similar ones - so it's much less likely any candidate is going to seek you out or come to you, based on that alone.
- aloukissas 7y ago100% this.
- sfoley 7y agoSee also: Paul Graham’s essay “The Python Paradox.” http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html
- ha99ja 7y agowho cares
- yeahitslikethat 7y agoThis trope had been regurgitated for decades. At least as far back as small talk.
- davnicwil 7y agoOh for sure, it's not a new idea, but another aspect I didn't mention above is that he also talked about how powerfully this phenomenon can be combined with remote work, which provides a significant multiplier on the effect, and indeed is a relatively new and growing factor that wasn't so relevant even 5 years ago.