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What does "You know how to meet deadlines creatively and collaboratively." mean? Mostly the creatively part is what piqued my interest.
by suneilp 10y ago
What does "You know how to meet deadlines creatively and collaboratively." mean? Mostly the creatively part is what piqued my interest.
- jashkenas 10y agoTo hazard a response, meeting a deadline creatively is knowing how best to trim, tweak and reimagine your concept to get in done in time. One of the most fun and different aspects about writing code in a newsroom is the extremely different timescales that are involved compared to normal programming. If you think it sounds like fun to sit down in front of a blank page of HTML with a fresh government dataset, RStudio, a copy of D3, a cup of coffee and 36 hours to see how good of an exploration and explanation you can come up with, this might be the job for you.
- jeremyjbowers 10y agoThis is absolutely correct.
- jeremyjbowers 10y agoYou know the saw about software development; if the features are fixed, flex the deadline. We're the opposite: We can't move a general election or we might have to respond to breaking news. We value your ability to make decisions about how to get a piece of software working quickly but without making it impossible to maintain. It requires creativity, and we think of it more of an art than a science.