The Python Paradox
BlogPaul GrahamJun 14, 2004
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If you advertise for Python programmers, you'll get smarter applicants than if you advertise for Java programmers — not because Python makes people smart, but because choosing to learn an unfashionable language signals self-direction. A heuristic for technical hiring.
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August 2004 In a recent talk I said something that upset a lot of people: that you could get smarter programmers to work on a Python project than you could to work on a Java project. I didn't mean by this that Java programmers are dumb. I meant that Python programmers are smart. It's a lot of work…
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