Why do Perl programmers make more money than Python programmers
Steven D'Aprano
steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info
Sun May 5 15:10:47 EDT 2013
On Sun, 05 May 2013 12:11:11 -0500, Ignoramus16992 wrote:
> According to CIO.com, Python programmers make only $83,000 per year,
> while Perl programmers make $93,000 per year.
>
> http://www.cio.com/slideshow/detail/97819?source=ifwartcio#slide10
> http://www.cio.com/slideshow/detail/97819?source=ifwartcio#slide11
>
> I would like to know, what explains the discrepancy.
Perl is much harder to use, so the average Perl programmer burns out
after a few years and takes up a less stressful career, like going
undercover in the Russian mob or the Taliban. So only the most dedicated,
brilliant and extreme programmers last long enough to become a Perl
expert, and consequently can demand higher pay, while any idiot can learn
to program Python, as I have.
Also, Perl programmers are an unprincipled, devious bunch, always looking
for an opportunity to blackmail their employers into paying them extra.
Python programmers are a decent, law-abiding people with a strong moral
code who would never stoop to the sort of things that Perl coders are
proud of doing.
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Steven
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