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Rails is pretty mainstream now, though, isn't it? I think it's tough hiring good Ruby/Rails people because they're all busy. And those that aren't, are probabl
by aditya 17y ago
Rails is pretty mainstream now, though, isn't it?
I think it's tough hiring good Ruby/Rails people because they're all busy. And those that aren't, are probably not good to begin with...
(I think the OP mentioned "hasn't worked out as planned" with regards to hiring Rails talent, not erlang)
- icey 17y agoSorry, it was 2 thoughts conveyed poorly. Question 1 was whether he was having a hard time finding rails people or just that he didn't need more people. Then my statement was more directly referring to the Erlang piece of it. One of the things that crosses my mind every time I start leaning towards one of the more exotic languages is whether or not I'll ever be able to find someone to maintain the software later.
- percept 17y agoFWIW, I've read several accounts of companies switching from Rails to PHP because they couldn't find enough developers (or didn't like negotiating with the few available ones). Of course good PHPers are probably busy too.
- dpnewman 17y agoWhy would there be something generalizable about rails programmers, or any language for that matter. Honestly, this whole notion always seems so out there.
- gloob 17y agoCulture. Obviously the generalization will be lossy - not all Ruby devs are the stereotypical super-ninja-rockstars, nor are all Java devs preoccupied with building the Leaning Tower of Layered Abstractions, but still. Culture matters.
- patio11 17y agodidn't like negotiating I have never heard of a company scrapping a business deal because the world ran out of lawyers or accountants. The problem isn't a lack of developers, the problem is a lack of developers at the price the company is willing to pay.