[Haskell-cafe] How easy is it to hire Haskell programmers

[aditya siram]

Right, but I assume you have local experts who are willing to teach on
site. In most companies I've worked for there is minimal training.
Haskell really needs someone who can patiently walk alongside.

I'm picturing a non-Haskell developer getting thrown into the deep
end. Now that I think about it I think that's part of why companies
choose Java/C# etc. - they can just let Google train their people.

-deech

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Don Stewart <dons at galois.com> wrote:
> That's not really true. We train people at Galois in Haskell, on the job.
> Often they have prior FP experience, but not always.
>
> aditya.siram:
>> > And learning (fun) should be an important aspect of the position.
>> Whatever FP you're coming from, I don't think you can pick up Haskell
>> on the job. Haskell seems to require you to disappear into a cave for
>> a while, then again I haven't had the pleasure of working with
>> experienced Haskell programmers.
>>
>> -deech
>>
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Zura
>> >
>> >
>> > Paul Johnson-2 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'm starting to see job adverts mentioning Haskell as a "nice to have",
>> >> and even in some cases as a technology to work with.
>> >>
>> >> However right now I'm looking at it from the other side.  Suppose
>> >> someone wants to hire a Haskell developer or three.  How easy is this?
>> >> I'd appreciate replies from people who have actually done this.
>> >>
>> >> * How many applications did you get?
>> >>
>> >> * How many of those applicants knew what a monad is, or how to write
>> >> FizzBuzz in Haskell?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Paul.
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