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Someone else spoke to me the other day about a C++ job and said that they are a "C double plus programmer"?
Does it matter?
UPDATE: here's another question - would you employ someone for a development role IF THEIR NAME IN THE EMAIL ADDRESS WAS ALL IN CAPS? Does that matter?
but if you´re looking for someone who can learn things from your (hopefully) existing team, and who costs you less, you could call them for interviews.
I've never met a programming language that I couldn't learn and be competent at in about a week. Everything about programming has nothing to do with particular languages.
The "you need 5 years of java experience" is the kind of requirement that HR robots and hiring managers who aren't programmers look for. They look for someone having already done the job as proof that they can do the job. Yet, someone with 5 years java experience is going to be as good of a C# programmer as they were a Java programmer, even if they've never heard of the language before being hired.
PS- Please don't take this personally, I'm assuming your an engineer, but if you're a designer or marketing guy and are not sure how to hire a programmer, don't take this as derogatory at all. Programming is like driving a car. It is an ability, that is improved with learned skills, but it is not specific to the particular language. IT is like thinking a woman who owns a volkswagon bug can't drive a fiesta because she's got 5 years of "bug experience"
How did these people find you?
As long as they know how to optimize a squeal database for a sexy ride. (NB: Wasn't intended to come out this double-entendre-ish)
On the one hand you aren't hiring them to speak about the language so it doesn't really matter how they pronounce it. On the other hand it displays an unfamiliarity with the language and community to not know how it is pronounced. It would make me suspicious but not immediately disqualify them.