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>I would tell them jQuery isn't available in this job. Half would immediately drop out. Good. Unless the job description made clear why it wasn't available, I
by BearGoesChirp 9y ago
>I would tell them jQuery isn't available in this job. Half would immediately drop out. Good.
Unless the job description made clear why it wasn't available, I would take this as a sign of a toxic workplace and avoid it. It isn't about jQuery being banned, it is about the type of workplace where jQuery is not only banned, but such a ban is mentioned early in the interview process. I guess if you want people who are okay with such a workplace, then you are using an appropriate heuristic.
- austincheney 9y ago> I would take this as a sign of a toxic workplace and avoid it. You avoided explaining this. If eliminating unnecessary abstraction is offensive to you then I would be more happy to eliminate you from employment consideration at the earliest possible moment so that I don't waste your time.
- joshribakoff 9y agoGood way to filter out candidates that understand tradeoffs or are willing to question potential fallacies. Technically no abstraction is necessary. But it's often useful.
- BearGoesChirp 9y ago>If eliminating unnecessary abstraction is offensive to you If the hiring individual dictates what trade offs are made so far in advance that it happens in the interview, it means they aren't just eliminating unnecessary abstractions. Premature optimization isn't generally a good thing. Premature optimization showing up in an interview as a way to get people to quit is even less likely to be a good thing.