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I think you're seriously overestimating quality of the average programmer candidate. Someone who understands what NPM is, has written and published working cod

by Radim 11y ago

I think you're seriously overestimating quality of the average programmer candidate. Someone who understands what NPM is, has written and published working code (even stupid code) is miles ahead of the curve already. Most companies in the world, especially non-software companies, don't go for 5% hacker gurus. Attracting someone vaguely competent is already a blessing.

anexprogrammer 11y ago
No, I don't think I am. I've conducted many dev interviews. Gurus can often be prima donnas, difficult to work with in a team, btw. Interviewed enough "C++, 3 years" people who couldn't even describe a class, or give the most basic description of OO, to have no illusions of some of the standards out there. Similar for other languages. Similar for how much having a degree is worth. I used to be surprised such people tried it on, as there was no way they'd walk out of the hour looking anything but stupid, but it happened often enough to stop surprising. Of course I've also experienced code produced by such types, and worked with a couple. If you're going to publish something then make the world a better place not pollute it with pointless stuff. Spending more time publishing this package than most basically competent developers would spend writing the four lines is not going to mark you as "miles ahead of the curve" in my eyes. If you're an 18yo fresh out of school without degree, seeking trainee role, I'd look on it favourably.