From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 17 11:41:56 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7E21106566B for ; Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:41:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamie@geniegate.com) Received: from web.podro.com (unknown [IPv6:2607:f7d0:300:1::100]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90F998FC08 for ; Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:41:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from web.podro.com (web.podro.com [65.18.192.166]) by web.podro.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q7HBftAp084456 for ; Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:41:55 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jamie@geniegate.com) Received: from ns1.podro.com (ns1.podro.com [65.18.192.210]) by web.podro.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q7HBfr2J084454 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:41:53 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jamie@geniegate.com) X-Authentication-Warning: web.podro.com: joe set sender to jamie@geniegate.com using -f Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:41:52 -0500 From: Jamie To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120817114152.GC71604@mule.podro.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: FreeBSD/Perl jobs? X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:41:56 -0000 I'm a successful freelance developer, have been for many years. But lately.... things are drying up. I can do PHP quite well actually. If you've written in perl, other languages are usually a piece of cake. However, the problem with PHP is that you're dealing with younger people who aren't very interested in Perl experience and frankly, they're not very interested in anyone over 35. :-/ It doesn't matter if you know PHP, they want someone who can cut-n-paste wordpress plugins or things of that nature. (which is rather silly, IMO) FreeBSD has the same problems. It's much better for servers, it's solid, it's awesome and very few people care if you have experience with it. Where would you say the jobs are for older people who like Perl & FreeBSD? The other question has to do with gaining/keeping skills. I've done python, java, etc.. on my own time, just to understand it. But it's difficult to get an XYZ job, unless you've done an XYZ job. How do you get experience in other technologies without wasting your time learning the wrong niche technology? Freelancing is tough these days! Jamie -- http://www.geniegate.com Custom web programming Perl * Java * UNIX User Management Solutions