[columbus.pm] [Fwd: Perl User Group Job Board, Maypole]

[Smith,Devon]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon at hogue.org [mailto:jon at hogue.org]
> 
> Quoting "Wilcox, Randy L." <rwilcox at kforce.com>:
> 
> > To take a simplistic view of this...Is it safe to say that if I am
> > strong Perl programmer who has created objects on my own, 
> that I can put
> > OOPerl on my resume and that should satisfy the hiring 
> manager without
> > misrepresenting myself?
> 
> I would even go as far as, if you've used Perl objects, that 
> would satisfy 
> that requirement. (Most modules are oo... like DBI, CGI, etc).
>

I disagree. If you haven't written, or don't know how to write a
class in Perl, then you shouldn't put "OOPerl" on a resume.
Perl is a great blend of procedural and OOP. You could make heavy
use of objects, without knowing very much about OOP.

/dev

-- 
Devon Smith <smithde at oclc.org>
Software Engineer, Office of Research
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc
http://www.oclc.org/research/
http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/smith.htm
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