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by sklogic 3869 days ago
You can also do it in Brainfuck if you like, with an equivalent code bloat. Pattern matching is an order of magnitude more readable and dense than the if ladders.

As for the hiring, it is a silly idea in general to seek "programmers in XXX language" (and to position yourself as an XXX programmer). Hire programmers. Just programmers. Languages are irrelevant.