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Maybe the difference in people's experience with candidates who can't code is that some types of programming are full of BSers and others aren't. In nearly 30 y
by notacoward 9y ago
Maybe the difference in people's experience with candidates who can't code is that some types of programming are full of BSers and others aren't. In nearly 30 years I've never encountered a candidate who flat-out couldn't code. If you see a lot of that in your specialty, maybe you should ask yourself what it is about that specialty that leads to a different experience.
- modbait 9y agoThat's been my experience as well. In addition, people are generally pretty honest about where they're at, skill-wise. That said, I have seen several people who were open about lacking the basic requirements for a position get hired anyway. So, I wouldn't assume that seeing someone incompetent in a position means they lied to get there.
- ropeadopepope 9y agoWhat field do you work in?
- modbait 9y agoGeneral Linux programming, in a variety of fields.
- ropeadopepope 9y agoWhat field do you work in?
- notacoward 9y agoI've worked in various kinds of infrastructure - kernels, networking, various kinds of clustering, and for a long time now storage. I've met people who write lousy code, I've met people who struggle to think even one millimeter above the code right in front of them, I've met people who can't debug worth a damn, but I haven't had any candidates who simply couldn't code.