Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Schools relying too-heavily on Java

As a hiring manager looking for good software engineers, this article rings so true...

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html

Like he says, I'm all for hiring programmers who know Java, and even who have had most of their practical experience in Java.  But if they *think* exclusively in Java, then I don't want them for the kind of software we develop.