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> You cannot become good in software engineering if you only read HN and work 9-5. Yes, you can. I know several people who are and do. > Ask the candidate to
by michael_storm 9y ago
> You cannot become good in software engineering if you only read HN and work 9-5.
Yes, you can. I know several people who are and do.
> Ask the candidate to bring a laptop
Which would screw people with desktop PCs or do not own their own laptops (some do not; it's expensive for some).
> people running Linux +1
Ew. Checking for Linux skills is fine; judging someone based on their personal setup is elitist and arbitrary.
> Ask a difficult question on system design, CAP theorem, compilers and OS internals. They should not be able to answer these.
Then why ask?
I would absolutely not be able to get a clear picture of a candidate from these questions. There's no strategy; no context. And not to get too personal, but, yeah -- you do need some interviewing experience.