>What really matters is what language you can hire for The whole mental framework of hiring for a language comes, I think, from HR/business people assuming tha

>What really matters is what language you can hire for The whole mental framework of hiring for a language comes, I think, from HR/business people assuming that programming languages are like natural languages and that language experience is a central, fixed component of a candidate's identity. In large parts of the industry we simply don't believe this at all, interviews are about algorithms / problem solving and experience filters at senior levels are about business problem domains. Getting up to speed in whatever language is just part of onboarding.