[dancer-users] Using Dancer2 as a website framework

[sawyer x]

On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Celogeek San <me at celogeek.com> wrote:

> Use other language for the frontend may have some advantage. The first I
> see, is that you can have more developer available in other language to
> maintain the frontend.
>
> It's easier to find PHP Zend developer than Perl Web developer. Also true
> for python.
>

There is a major problem with that approach. The reason it's easier to find
a PHP developer is because the language is cheap. It's really easy to
learn, and tons of people learn it to get a job. The PHP knowledge pool is
very shallow though. That means almost PHP developers are very shitty
developers that stopped learning because PHP doesn't really have a very
proficient level to it.

So companies that figure "hey, there are more PHP developers than
Perl/Python/Ruby - I'll get programmers in those!" end up with really
really horribly shitty code that it's impossible for them to actually get
beyond of. I've worked at a lot of these companies. It's horrible. Really
horrible.

Don't be duped by number of developers overall. Think about "available
developers", "developer knowledge and expertise" and "ability to provide a
good product". Who gives a shit if there are less developers if I can still
find enough?
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