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Java having lots of jobs isnt a good metric, because theres lots of jobs also means theres lots of people applying, in fact I would say a good reason to not use

Java having lots of jobs isnt a good metric, because theres lots of jobs also means theres lots of people applying, in fact I would say a good reason to not use Java would be to simply weed away (some) people applying

karthikm 17y ago
From an excuse point of view, its definitely a metric for a 'good' programmer 'without' a job. I would highly recommend against selecting a technology because you want to weed out applicants who are misfits. A better option would be to have a strong hiring process.