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lol, everyone thinks they are hiring "the best in the industry". When in reality, they are not.
by whttheuuu 8y ago
lol, everyone thinks they are hiring "the best in the industry". When in reality, they are not.
- noir_lord 8y agoIndeed, the only way for everyone to hire the best would be if every single programmer in the world had exactly the same ability. In a world with John Cormack, Anders Hejlsberg et al that seems... unlikely.
- narcindin 8y agoMakes me wonder who _actually_ is...
- duxup 8y agoAnd really, how many people "need" "the best"?
- justfor1comment 8y agoI have the same reaction when companies say we only hire the best. Why should the best people in the world be working on this problem? There are profound problems we need to solve as a species like tackling global warming and building a sustainable economy. Should the best and brightest we working on CRUD apps?
- mavelikara 8y agoJoel Spolsky wrote about this in 2005: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/01/27/news-58/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/01/27/news-58/