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A big red flag for lacking real accomplishments is when the only 'real world' examples proffered are (1) run of the mill web apps (which can be thrown together
by crispinb 9y ago
A big red flag for lacking real accomplishments is when the only 'real world' examples proffered are (1) run of the mill web apps (which can be thrown together using just about every programming environment on the planet); and/or (2) 'enterprise apps' (a good working definition of which is: 'apps which are only ever launched by order of the boss').
- Apocryphon 9y agoIn today's age, aren't those the two major businesses cases for software that aren't embedded or aren't desktop or mobile apps?
- crispinb 9y agoYes there's some truth to that. But what I meant to express (perhaps not very clearly) is how mediocre the showcases usually seem to be. Maybe this is OK if claim is that the lionised language/platform in question is highly productive for mediocre web & enterprise apps. Indeed that may be a decent sell for managers, but perhaps less inspiring for technologists?