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Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like for niche languages (Nim, Crystal)?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 02, 2022, 10:46 PM UTC

isbvhodnvemrwvn wrote: post #254

AlchemistCamp wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Again, this is missing the importance of the ratio of supply to demand. > If there are 2 zillion positions available, there’s a much larger chance to find something in my area and meeting all my requirements/wishes. But if there are just 100 jobs, I might end up without a job, or with a job I’m not very happy about. If there are 5 zillion candidates seeking those 2 zillion positions, it's a much smaller chance you'll…

I don't see how this follows. There are many orders of magnitude of companies I would like to work for that use JS, than those which use Elixir. Many more openings per day, in many different places.

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Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like for niche languages (Nim, Crystal)?

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Post by AlchemistCamp » Wed, Aug 03, 2022, 7:59 AM UTC

isbvhodnvemrwvn wrote: post #254

AlchemistCamp wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Again, this is missing the importance of the ratio of supply to demand. > If there are 2 zillion positions available, there’s a much larger chance to find something in my area and meeting all my requirements/wishes. But if there are just 100 jobs, I might end up without a job, or with a job I’m not very happy about. If there are 5 zillion candidates seeking those 2 zillion positions, it's a much smaller chance you'll…

I don't see how this follows. There are many orders of magnitude of companies I would like to work for that use JS, than those which use Elixir. Many more openings per day, in many different places.

Maybe this analogy will help:

Restaurant A has 10 seats and 5 customers who just bought a meal and want to dine there.

Restaurant B has 20 seats and 50 customers who just bought a meal and want to dine there.

Which will be easier for you to get a seat in? The answer is Restaurant A, even though it has a smaller supply of seats. This is because supply and demand both matter!

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like for niche languages (Nim, Crystal)?

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Post by bdhcuidbebe » Thu, Aug 04, 2022, 8:37 AM UTC

pharmakom wrote: post #34

bdhcuidbebe wrote: post #2

There are more jobs in non-niche languages. Have you checked out anything else. C#, Java, Python, PHP, Golang, Typescript are all better than js.

Better on what dimensions? Quite the sweeping claim. Is C# better than JS for writing a web front end? It’s possible but it’s hardly better.

Better chances of finding a job.