In every platform that’s truly a platform it’s important to have a stable conceptual model of what’s “down there”. For Java that’s not the language, it’s the JVM. For the web…well…um. Yes, it bottoms out at C/C++, but that’s mostly observable through spooky action at a distance.

You want to hire a new programmer and you have the perfect candidate in mind, your old college roommate, Guillaume Portes. Unfortunately you can’t just go out and offer him the job. That would get you in trouble with your corporate HR policies. So what can you do? The solution is simple. Create a job description that is written specifically to your friend’s background and skills.