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People who don't "look" like typical programmers always deserve a second look. This is the one hiring maxim which has never steered me wrong, and also provided
by DelaneyM 10y ago
People who don't "look" like typical programmers always deserve a second look.
This is the one hiring maxim which has never steered me wrong, and also provided a very diverse (and really fun!) development team. :)
- V-2 10y agoAlso within the job itself, overengineering (a typical vice of intermediate level coders) is the root of, well, much evil. A programmer myself, I couldn't help but thinking about mammoth frameworks and architecture fads as I read the article
- edblarney 10y agoThat's odd, because I always thought developers should look a little 'off'. I generally dress well. Like a business guy. To overcome prejudice, I would wear sandals to my interviews. I wouldn't care to get a job in software today, but being a little older, and dressing the way I do, I doubt anyone would overlook their conventions and hire me! But I'm grateful you're doing it. Maybe you have some devs that look like bankers on your team?
- DelaneyM 10y agoNo bankers, but we do have a rather dapper gentleman pushing (over?) sixty. One of my strongest leads.