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Does anybody remember reading an article along the line "we use X because it's cool and trending and we are cool people?" Not saying it's the case here, but did
by 781 7y ago
Does anybody remember reading an article along the line "we use X because it's cool and trending and we are cool people?" Not saying it's the case here, but did anybody honestly admitted in an article that they used a technology because it makes them look cool?
I do remember reading quite a lot of articles about the inverse of this: "we don't hire people using Windows/IDEs/ because it says a lot about them, a craftsman should chose his tools wisely, ...", but never the positive.
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- stephenr 7y agoI got a very strong “kool aid” vibe from this. I don’t remember any “we don’t hire people on Windows/using an IDE” (the last part would be particularly weird IMO), but I wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere said “if you want to use Windows you’re on your own (support wise) and if it becomes a time sink you switch or find work elsewhere”. I’ve supported (in terms of dev environment/tooling) people on Macs, Windows and Linux. Windows by far had the weirdest issues to solve/avoid.
- 781 7y ago> I don’t remember any “we don’t hire people on Windows/using an IDE” Two famous examples: http://charlespetzold.com/etc/DoesVisualStudioRotTheMind.html http://charlespetzold.com/etc/DoesVisualStudioRotTheMind.htm... > If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of .NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. https://blog.expensify.com/2011/03/25/ceo-friday-why-we-dont-hire-net-programmers/ https://blog.expensify.com/2011/03/25/ceo-friday-why-we-dont...