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Is the "technical" part really analogous to grammar? I don't think many interviewers care about that. They don't care about missed semi-colons. They want to see
by mruniverse 10y ago
Is the "technical" part really analogous to grammar? I don't think many interviewers care about that. They don't care about missed semi-colons. They want to see that you know how to solve a problem. And a github portfolio is not going to give them that.
As an aside, I think debugging is hard even with a debugger.
- rapind 10y agoI disagree. A github portfolio combined with time spent via screenshare reviewing and discussing some of that work is far superior to a technical quiz IMHO.
- gavanwoolery 10y agoThats true, probably a poor analogy, but the overall point is that: Determining a programmer's worth probably takes at least a month in my experience. Maybe even two months. I almost got fired within the first month of my first job, but quickly ramped up and turned around to be the highest value-adding employee by virtue of completing the highest paying contracts at a fast pace (the company was later acquired). Most companies can't spend a month, but a day long take-home test is a great alternative. There are so many facets to a programmer's worth, and so many ways to miss them or ask the wrong questions, that I just don't believe in short, high-pressure interviews. Take home tests have been highly successful in my experience (and a few others, from what I have heard).
- chrshawkes 10y agohow would a GitHub portfolio of problem solving projects and contributions not show that? I can't think of any better way.