As someone currently hiring for a mid level popularity language (ruby) I find that we don&#x27;t have as many applicants as we&#x27;d like and that many people who apply have ruby on their resume but have never done an actual project in it.<p>We also do javascript and, despite its popularity, we also get quite a few applicants who have it on their resume and have never used the language for anything useful.<p>Personally, my opinion is just hiring is hard. It is a very valid point though that if you are not willing to hire remote (which my company is not) you are very limited when trying to hire for less popular languages. Alternatively just train people, but that can be expensive.