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		vijayr on Nov 22, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: I want to teach you web development. In 8... Is there really that much demand for Rails devs, compared to iphone/android etc? (genuine question, not trolling or anything)

angelbob on Nov 22, 2011 | [–]

Honestly, it's also slightly easier to train a good junior Rails dev than a good junior iPhone dev, given things like tracking allocated memory.

Not sure about Android.

2mur on Nov 23, 2011 | | [–]

Maybe not anymore with storyboarding and ARC in iOS5 ;)

scottschulthess on Nov 22, 2011 | [–]

in my opinion, yes

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