How times have changed [was Sr. Developer ]

[Paul Lussier]

> Skills, Abilities, Competencies:
> 5+ years of web development technologies on Linux, Apache, MySQL,
> Python, PHP and Perl (emphasis on Python and PHP)
> 5+ years of Apache web server experience (Tomcat a plus)
> 5+ years experience in web application development and tools (IDEs,
> debuggers, prototype, UI testing tools)

Wow, I remember when it wasn't possible to have 5 years experience in
any of the above.  I guess I'm getting old...  But it's *very*
pleasing to see job postings by companies requiring so much experience
in OSS!

> Apache 1 and 2
> MySQL 3, 4, and possibly 5
> PHP 4 and 5

Wouldn't it suffice to require experience in the more recent versions?
I can't speak for PHP, but I know that knowledge of Apache 2 pretty
much provides you with everything you need for Apache 1.  And I can't
imagine that if you know MySQL 5 you're going to be overly stumped by
something in 3 or 4...
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Seeya,
Paul