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I'm hiring front end JavaScript developers right now. If I see other language experience on their resume, they're getting a call. My last hire had worked throug
by nobleach 11y ago
I'm hiring front end JavaScript developers right now. If I see other language experience on their resume, they're getting a call. My last hire had worked through "Learn You A Haskell" and that was enough for my interest to be piqued. Seeing Python, Ruby, C, ObjectiveC, heck even PHP is enough for me to see they're not just a "I did some Angular tutorials" type of candidate. I'm on this site, so I get a nice smattering of different technologies. I don't write Rust, but I know it exists. I've read about it. Same goes for a ton of other technologies/languages/methodologies that I don't deal with. It just floors me that anyone in the development/engineering world doesn't do the same! They must believe their language/tech will exist forever.
- agumonkey 11y agoI should have added that it was IT consulting shops HR I was referring to, not final clients. The further away from the actual jobs, the more buzzwordy it gets. Some might appreciate curiosity and diversity, but in the end they want simple and bankable. They told me, some missions will enjoy jack of all trades type, but the majority of their clients wants framework-specific forces.
- rcurry 11y agoI've always been surprised when I run into developers who really don't have an interest in multiple languages, platforms, whatever. But, I think it's something you come to understand, that every profession has people that are just phoning it in every day. Some of the best people I've hired have had no experience in the one technology that I'm hiring for, but their enthusiasm and level of interest has been more than enough for me to want to take a chance on them. It usually works out well.