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It is odd seeing this definition getting a lot of love here, while job ads for "Junior Developers" ask for a college degree, proficiency and 2+ years experience
by gusmd 10y ago
It is odd seeing this definition getting a lot of love here, while job ads for "Junior Developers" ask for a college degree, proficiency and 2+ years experience in Python, JS, HTML, and CSS, and a portfolio of 5 websites plus 1000+ stars OSS projects in Github.
Mostly, "Junior Developer" means "we want a developer but don't want to pay market rates".
- huehehue 10y agoSome of those position descriptions infuriate me. Having recently gone through a job hunt, I'm not yet ready to joke about them while sober. I mostly agree with this definition, though I don't know who would hire someone that can't produce any business value. Hell, why bother with a CS degree if your employer is going to teach you how to do everything? IMO, there's no excuse to have a blank resume when you graduate. Someone goes through a 4-year CS program and has no side projects? No part-time jobs, no research, no internships, no contracts, no silly hacks or anything to show for the past 4 years other than a diploma? If there's a business that profits from re-re-rewriting bubble sort I'd love to hear about them. There are probably better ways of answering the question, but I think all those position descriptions are asking is "can you actually do things that ?"