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I'm sure of that, but the problem is not when on the job, but while interviewing.

nicoburns 7y ago
I reckon it's possible to acquire most of those skills at small companies. It just really depends on the small company. It's also easy to get stuck in a deadend of specialised practices at a small company if you're not careful, and those people will struggle to get jobs later.
pmiller2 7y ago
Not sure what you mean.
- odonnellryan 7y ago
  To add to your comments, there are remarkable opportunities for developers of all walks of life in the market. It takes some luck to find an open door, but people are willing to pay for excellent talent if they can find it.
- Sammi 7y ago
  Recruiters and interviewers focus too much on "technology of the day" that will always change and be out of date, and not enough on foundational knowledge that is always transferable to new tech. So if you don't have they right modern tech stack on your resume then you have no chance of getting hired even if you are perfectly capable of doing the work. This is where "resume driven development" comes from. Smart and rational developers will choose tech stacks that look good on their resume, not necessarily what is best for the work at hand, because they want to make sure that they stay hireable in the future. It no good to do the best work you can do today, if you cannot get hired in the future. This is partly how new tech stacks are always so hyped even if they are always just more or less rehashes of what already exists.
  - pmiller2 7y ago
    That is not specific to big companies vs small companies, which is what I was asking about upthread.
    - Sammi 7y ago
      If you're saying that it doesn't matter if you're at a small or large company using an internal company specific tech stack, then I agree. Both will leave you as unhireable even if your actual development skills can transfer just fine.
  - bpicolo 7y ago
    Big companies seem to typically be on the opposite side, and not care about tech of the day.

I reckon it's possible to acquire most of those skills at small companies. It just really depends on the small company. It's also easy to get stuck in a deadend of specialised practices at a small company if you're not careful, and those people will struggle to get jobs later.

pmiller2 7y ago

Not sure what you mean.

odonnellryan 7y ago
To add to your comments, there are remarkable opportunities for developers of all walks of life in the market. It takes some luck to find an open door, but people are willing to pay for excellent talent if they can find it.
Sammi 7y ago
Recruiters and interviewers focus too much on "technology of the day" that will always change and be out of date, and not enough on foundational knowledge that is always transferable to new tech. So if you don't have they right modern tech stack on your resume then you have no chance of getting hired even if you are perfectly capable of doing the work. This is where "resume driven development" comes from. Smart and rational developers will choose tech stacks that look good on their resume, not necessarily what is best for the work at hand, because they want to make sure that they stay hireable in the future. It no good to do the best work you can do today, if you cannot get hired in the future. This is partly how new tech stacks are always so hyped even if they are always just more or less rehashes of what already exists.
- pmiller2 7y ago
  That is not specific to big companies vs small companies, which is what I was asking about upthread.
  - Sammi 7y ago
    If you're saying that it doesn't matter if you're at a small or large company using an internal company specific tech stack, then I agree. Both will leave you as unhireable even if your actual development skills can transfer just fine.
- bpicolo 7y ago
  Big companies seem to typically be on the opposite side, and not care about tech of the day.