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torbjorn on Jan 29, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Programming Languages Do You Struggle To Hire...

Does anyone know how in demand Perl skills are?

I am being asked to learn Perl by my employer and I am wondering how much real value it will add to my CV down the line.

mooreds on Jan 29, 2014 [–]

what kind of Perl skills? sysadmin skills automating server tasks? web framework skills like mason? something else?

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