> then it's silly to lament the difficulty of being able to hire developers who can write Delphi on day one. You don't even need that!
This much is true. However this is also not the reason why we find it difficult to hire. We don't require someone who can write Delphi from day one. We require someone who is willing to write Delphi from day one.
Obviously past Delphi experience will make that much more likely. But we've tried listing "C#/C++/Java or similar" in the suggested experience part, and most of the people with such backgrounds are not willing to learn Delphi it turns out.
> This much is true. However this is also not the reason why we find it difficult to hire.
Cool. Would have been nice then to not have brought it up ad nauseam as if it was relevant, rather than a massive distraction masquerading as a mic drop-worthy argument ender.
This much is true. However this is also not the reason why we find it difficult to hire. We don't require someone who can write Delphi from day one. We require someone who is willing to write Delphi from day one.
Obviously past Delphi experience will make that much more likely. But we've tried listing "C#/C++/Java or similar" in the suggested experience part, and most of the people with such backgrounds are not willing to learn Delphi it turns out.