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I realize that but wishing that people applying for jobs actually knew what they are doing unfortunately is not going to help much. You can make a whole career
by starkfist 16y ago
I realize that but wishing that people applying for jobs actually knew what they are doing unfortunately is not going to help much. You can make a whole career without understanding linked lists. If you need people to work on database internals you either have to hire from the areas I mentioned or figure out how to poach people already doing this kind of work. The pool of applicants who just send in their resume generally does not contain the programmers you actually want to hire.
- amalcon 16y agoTo someone who does know about this stuff, though, it seems completely fundamental. It's a total mystery (to me at least) how a half-decent programmer could avoid getting curious enough to figure out what a linked list is. There's at least one other place you can get competent people who know about the fundamentals: academia. This is why Google tries so hard to lure people from academia.
- starkfist 16y agoI wouldn't bet on that. It really depends on what they are doing in academia. You can get through some programs without doing much programming at all. They even mention in the post that a PhD failed the phone screen.