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Having a requirement for knowing utility libraries. i.e. jQuery, underscore.js, MooTools, etc. I understand requiring frameworks (i.e. Anguar, React), but jQue
by softwarefounder 10y ago
Having a requirement for knowing utility libraries. i.e. jQuery, underscore.js, MooTools, etc.
I understand requiring frameworks (i.e. Anguar, React), but jQuery? Come on.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoWhat's wrong with listing jQuery? If it heavily used somewhere it's natural to want someone who's used it before. It's something you can learn on the job, but requirements are there because employers ideally want someone who can hit the ground running.
- flukus 10y ago> but requirements are there because employers ideally want someone who can hit the ground running This is the biggest con for me. Being able to hit the ground running depends much more on the employer than the future employee. Without knowing details about the state of the project (clean or spaghetti code) you can't possibly say if you can hit the ground running or not. They may as well say "we only hire liars".
- ZenoArrow 10y ago>"They may as well say "we only hire liars"." That bares no resemblance to reality. Here's some free advice, if you don't know jQuery, and you keep seeing it in job adverts, just learn to use it. Blaming recruiters for looking for it will get you nowhere.
- flukus 10y agoI was referring to the "hit the ground running" phrase, not jquery. Just because I know jquery and they use jquery does not mean someone can hit the ground running, there could be a lot of spaghetti code to untangle.
- kyriakos 10y agoListing jquery means that if you stopped using jquery 5 years ago you shouldn't apply for that position. It's actually good to know so you don't waste your time.