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And that's probably a good thing. That, or indicate it separately. "Some experience with..." or something, to show that "Hey, I've seen this, I've played with it, I've got some concepts down, but if you ask me about this I am totally going to demur". I can't speak to interviewers at large, and certainly, it ends up with recruiters trying to hire for those languages which is irritating, but I'd like to see it just to ask in what context you've used it. "Played with it in my spare time" is a plus in my book; it means you're actively curious.


Having had a look at some resumes recently, I see some people who list every language / framework under the sun. I question how much knowledge they have of each of these. I would say learning Django alone to a decent level took me 6 months. I am still learning more 3 years later. If you claim to be learning 5 new languages a year, your knowledge of each can't be so deep.




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