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>If they can't write some simple code unaided, then I don't want to work with them. I was a copy-paste programmer once too. Lovely. Someone put up with you, bu
by FLUX-YOU 10y ago
>If they can't write some simple code unaided, then I don't want to work with them. I was a copy-paste programmer once too.
Lovely. Someone put up with you, but now you won't do the same and offer to teach.
- flavor8 10y agoIf you want to learn on the job and are happy to accept an intern's salary, that's great. Most organizations will be able to accomodate you. If you want $140k and can't code productively, most early startups won't want you. Larger organizations may be able to accomodate you. There are a shocking number of candidates who apply to senior positions who flat out cannot code. I have hired in the past without doing the whiteboard exercise and been burned by this; never again. The whiteboard is a filter to eliminate people who misrepresent their abilities.
- FLUX-YOU 10y ago>I have hired in the past without doing the whiteboard exercise and been burned by this; never again. You should consider offering multiple technical tests and letting the candidate choose. Ideally the choices would range from whiteboard, take-home project, quiz site (hackerrank), or pair coding.
- icebraining 10y agoOr maybe ninjakeyboard skilled up before applying for a job.