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I would have thought they mean C, with such methods as * File Handling * IPC with PIPEs/shared memory etc * Network Comms with Sockets etc I think they would have stated scripting if they were thinking of perl/sed/awk etc. maybe? Col. On 04 Oct 2001 10:47:37 +0000, MATTHEW BROWNING wrote: > > What's the question? > > > > 'ooroo > > As follows: Mrs. Browning has recently completed her MSc and is > currently taking tentative steps into the world of gainful > employment. One application form received is for the mentioned > organisation. The job description is standard stuff and demands > experience of using software to model environmental processes (okay > so far). In the list of prerequisites, however, is listed > 'proficiency in UNIX programming'. A phone call later and we are > none the wiser. Our home system comprises one RH7.1 box and one > Debian 2.2 at present, so she is at home in a UNIX environment, in > addition, a significant part of her project involved the development > of an involved model in C. One interpretation would suggest that > this fulfils the criterion in question. However, they might intend > for you to understand this comment to mean 'knows loads of Perl', or > 'competent in system maintenance' etc. > I just reckoned there was an outside chance that someone could throw > some light on this. MB. > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the > message body to unsubscribe. -- =========================================== Colin Ford PipingHot Networks Software Engineer +44 (0)1364 655510 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.