Been using python for 7+ years now. Does everyone really think people are willing to adopt 3.x anything...? The reality of it is every place I have worked (and currently working at). Is bound by 3rd party tools and what ever interpreter they built against. Mostly that 2.6,2.7 right now. And it does not look like anyone will be switching anytime soon.
Features look great, cant wait to "play" with them. But that;s about all. Play.
"dark mail alliance" group, here is what you need to do...
1. get a new website, terrible design even from a 1995 point of view it is bad. Drop shadows on tag-lines are tacky. Not that tech people care, but if you want to take over the world. Try starting by having a decent designer on your team.
2. the only way to "truely" fix this for good is to not use email. instead, use a different form of communication (im thinking of...)
3. work with a few "enterprise companies"
4. get some capital
5. lastly, email is really still on 1.0, there was really no 2.0... unless you consider the time before the internet as 1.0 when the government used internal mail. But as we know mail today technically its still 1.0
I agree with some of the points in this. However, many are just a matter of poor management not selecting the right candidate. I have been on both sides of the fence many times over the past 20+ years. I can tell you if you are firing someone its because either "they" did not perform to expectations repeatedly or "they" are no longer engaged in the project or projects they are on.
As for the "strange" boss behavior. That is "always going to happen" in smaller companies or companies where managers where promoted from within. This is mainly because those managers tend to have little to no experiencing managing people. Managers that have years of experience and have worked at a few companies should not have these behaviors. They tend to "curve" the ball a bit early in the process. Meaning, if they see a problem they address it immediately.
It is on "you" the manager to make sure the person does a great job and succeed. If they fail, you failed to identify the person you need to complete the task at hand.
On the otherhand, people who do not show for work, do not do what they are told repeatedly, are candidates that I believe fall in the "fired" category.
Currently I have a boss that pretty much fits the description that would give me red-flags that maybe im not a good fit. However, I am very engaged in the projects, hitting all milestones, and well liked by all the people I interact with including my boss. Yet he is still "strange". And I believe this to be because he has no experience prior to being promoted within to be a manager.
Features look great, cant wait to "play" with them. But that;s about all. Play.