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How we're going to hire our next web developer
- rewind 17y agoI don't know anything about the company, but the only thing this would tell me is they don't care enough their hiring process to check the form. I'd see this as one of those companies that puts up a form to look like they're really busy and hiring, but just for show. I wouldn't take them seriously. It says more about the company appearing to have zero attention to detail than it does about my abilities. That's just me though. I like the idea of having a cool little test to filter developers, but this doesn't appeal to me as the way to do it.
- thegoleffect 17y agoYeah, maybe if it was outright stated that it was a challenge instead of an error. Not much different than a "normal" code puzzle/challenge at that point.
- vantran 17y agoterrible way to filter quality developers... why not just post an open test instead...?
- gkefalas 17y agoIf it looks like a duck[1], and quacks like a duck, why would I go looking for a cow[2]? Without explicitly knowing this was a test, I would think this company's developers were just sloppy. Sorry, but I don't think this will go to prove anything about a developer's abilities. Sure, maybe some quality web developers might "pass the test," but I'd wager just as many—if not more—would roll their eyes and go elsewhere. [1] server-side error [2] client-side error