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While you might say "I don't know React, but will start learning it as soon as I come into work," someone else is saying "React is so cool! Yeah, I haven't don
by fizx 8y ago
While you might say "I don't know React, but will start learning it as soon as I come into work," someone else is saying "React is so cool! Yeah, I haven't done much with it, but I was playing around with it the other week and I made a little todo app. My code was so much cleaner than doing it the old way."
Which person gets hired?
Companies are willing to do on-the-job training, as long as the person appears enthusiastic and the gap between your current skills and the target isn't too large.
P.S. A cynical person would say that you don't even need to have followed along with some todo app tutorial unless they call your bluff and ask to see code. :)
- mixmastamyk 8y agoThe second will get hired, but may be a much worse employee. Also tech stacks are exploding, so learning everything is not possible any longer.
- jogjayr 8y ago> The second will get hired, but may be a much worse employee. Why would they be worse than the first candidate in this example, if they've actually tried out React and the first has not?
- mixmastamyk 8y agoThere are many fantastic devs that don’t chase fashion.
- jogjayr 8y agoTrying out new technologies isn't "chasing fashion". It's an indicator of intellectual curiosity, drive for self-improvement, and openness to new ideas. Blindly adopting everything new and claiming it's the best thing ever is "chasing fashion".
- mixmastamyk 8y agoIt certainly can be and is largely subjective. But, I bet you know that already.