Job-hunt laffs OTD

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We have existing system built on PERL (developed over time) by various developers, with their own unique style.

I'll just bet you do. My translation: We run a horrible writhing nightmare of spaghetti code with no common style standards. Really, it's just that they tout that as a feature that makes it noteworthy.

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[novalis.livejournal.com]

Do you know anyone like this? That is, a code anthropologist type who enjoys deciphering software palimpsests? My company has a Zope and Wordpress (and other stuff) development position open...

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

There probably are such people out there somewhere, but no, I don't know any.