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>It seems true even for the higher tier degrees too. It seems even a masters degree isn't a good indicator. In the past year alone I've watched several guys wit
by wnevets 10y ago
>It seems true even for the higher tier degrees too. It seems even a masters degree isn't a good indicator. In the past year alone I've watched several guys with masters enter and then promptly leave our startup due to having just absolutely no idea how to write software. :(
is this a problem with degrees or the interview process? How did they get the job without ever proving they knew anything about software?
- __derek__ 10y agoWell, it's a problem with the degree as a signaling device and a problem with the interview process if it repeatedly produces false negatives of a similar type.
- 72deluxe 10y agoHaving a degree doesn't necessarily mean you have a clue about the architecture of software, how to separate data from the GUI, or even have a full grasp of a simple language. I do not have a degree but having worked with degree holders who came to the company fresh from University, I can safely say that some of them hadn't a clue about how to write software (this was C++). The skills required for writing software only truly come about if set your own project at home and work through it and write it fully.