Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.061 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.88; '*S*': 0.01; 'python,': 0.02; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:Why': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; "wouldn't": 0.14; 'foot': 0.16; 'subject:make': 0.16; 'url:detail': 0.16; 'write,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'year,': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'perl': 0.31; 'there.': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'programmers': 0.33; 'url:source': 0.33; 'knows': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'explains': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'easily': 0.37; 'thank': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'according': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'read': 0.60; 'easy': 0.60; 'company': 0.60; 'eye': 0.61; 'year.': 0.61; 'subject:more': 0.64; 'touch': 0.74; '6:11': 0.84; 'modify.': 0.84; 'subject:money': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92; 'hand,': 0.93; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=xnak1bSd9uGX/AZwHPK9roMII6QvP9mI1dTtTQsCepg=; b=IUJhpUAU1tWzYhti7rS+cZzRPQRaP8D6xbPoLtfBgpxYBzv4nGYmxKhTKxqW45Psce GqRpsZyxMVdNBbWFAYMqaEci7AlnRKgkmeDmxgzkeaBy2mY4XEzZaMCDJ1v83tr6zW0G +MPAHwyUKPI+dgqxeqxO1yDhrcKwaaUJYOnv7VFTSX3EoIA+/WiN/m4FDgWbdl/nHbBX gAfn1gEwbV70ZIWDOHAehQlY5+qpOROLiEkbJLip33foqAdi4oG5Xl/7kQ5CTc3lDUeX rxI6YTdz6/YQzAHt3fU+lfwdr3/WcQgC9entDrD25wDgSvEyVcl3awCfAEqLbMxu2AuX 5gJw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.49.3.6 with SMTP id 6mr10820760qey.64.1367775297131; Sun, 05 May 2013 10:34:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 18:34:57 +0100 Subject: Re: Why do Perl programmers make more money than Python programmers From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?F=E1bio_Santos?= Cc: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 29 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1367775305 news.xs4all.nl 15947 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45911 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:44760 I wouldn't touch perl code with a ten foot pole. On the other hand, python is pleasing to the eye and easy to write, read and modify. This means that you can easily be replaced with someone else who also knows python, so your company doesn't care much about paying you well and keeping you there. On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 6:11 PM, 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=3Difwartcio#slide10 > http://www.cio.com/slideshow/detail/97819?source=3Difwartcio#slide11 > > I would like to know, what explains the discrepancy. > > Thank you! > > i > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list --=20 F=E1bio Santos