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So basically if a good programmer is spending his time with family and kids or doing something other than programming in his non-work time, then you will not hi
by seshagiric 16y ago
So basically if a good programmer is spending his time with family and kids or doing something other than programming in his non-work time, then you will not hire him?
Programming outside business hours is great way to learn new skills and try out things that will never come as part of your day job. For example, my day job would never include any mobile app development. So I do it as a side project. In fact lot of people have developed lot of cool projects this way (outside work).
However saying this is the only way to tell a programmer is good is taking it too far. Like Jacquesm mentions people might have other interesting things to do or on the other hand people can suck equally bad in their 'other' projects too :)
- raganwald 16y agoI absolutely agree that saying this is the only way to tell a good programmer is taking it too far. And in fact, the post does not say this is the only way to tell a good programmer. So have an upvote, we agree.
- Tamerlin 16y ago"So basically if a good programmer is spending his time with family and kids or doing something other than programming in his non-work time, then you will not hire him?" That person would in many cases be the better choice, too -- especially if you want your product to actually work, and not be a maintenance nightmare. People like hate getting paged at 2am due to production bugs, so they tend to have stronger motivation to write simpler, cleaner code than the passionate tinkerers tend to write and become emotionally attached to.
- jim_dot 16y agoProgrammers are not people. They are robots without friends or families and they really hate being paid overtime.