Does anyone still think it really matters which programming language a developer has experience in?
It didn't take long at all after working full time as a developer to realize that software development is much more comprehensive than simply knowing a language. Shouldn't we all be able to create software in any language after a short ramp up period to learn the new language?
Some languages are really different, function, object oriented. While you can learn to write code in a new language fairly quickly, figuring out what the best practices are in a new language, what libraries are reliable, can take much longer. Maybe learning a new language the runs on the CLR/DLR or JVW isn't quite as different, but languages are ecosystems that take experience in order to make good decision.
It didn't take long at all after working full time as a developer to realize that software development is much more comprehensive than simply knowing a language. Shouldn't we all be able to create software in any language after a short ramp up period to learn the new language?