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> You can learn a lot about a developer by asking "What do you think about Mongo, JavaScript, or PHP", and if their response isn't a shrug, they're probably mor

by isatty 6y ago

> You can learn a lot about a developer by asking "What do you think about Mongo, JavaScript, or PHP", and if their response isn't a shrug, they're probably more concerned with what editor is correct than if the product they're building is useful. It's an exceptional filter to reject zealots and find pragmatists. Sure, if they’re being rude about it. A developer saying that it will not fit the use case or talking about spending a month of their time fixing a production issue caused by MongoDB will definitely not get a “no” from me. I’m not hiring subservient people I’m hiring people who can think for themselves and choose the right tool for the job, which Mongo rarely is.

erulabs 6y ago
Yes, I couldn't agree more. Didn't mean people can't have opinions of course - just that they shouldn't be scoffing/laughing at tools - to me its a particularly red flag. Not wanting to use a particular tool is totally fine!
- kyberias 6y ago
  > just that they shouldn't be scoffing/laughing at tools Why on earth would that be a problem? Why are you sensitive about tools? Do the tools have feelings?
  - erulabs 6y ago
    Tools are just tools. Imagine scoffing at someone using a hammer, when in your less experienced opinion, they should be using NewHammer3.1. Tools are means to an end. I much prefer working with people who care about the product and the business than what tools they used to build said product/business. I'm looking for "hey, you could save a lot of time by using tool Y", rather than "You people are idiots for even considering tool Z".
    - kyberias 6y ago
      No. I can certainly imagine anyone scoffing at someone using a hammer when they are trying to dig a hole in the ground screaming "Tools are just tools!" So yes, writing a website with assembler raises eyebrows and it is quite OK to ridicule bad languages such as PHP.
      - erulabs 6y ago
        You must know that's a fairly ridiculous reading of what I wrote...

by isatty 6y ago

erulabs 6y ago

Yes, I couldn't agree more. Didn't mean people can't have opinions of course - just that they shouldn't be scoffing/laughing at tools - to me its a particularly red flag. Not wanting to use a particular tool is totally fine!

kyberias 6y ago
> just that they shouldn't be scoffing/laughing at tools Why on earth would that be a problem? Why are you sensitive about tools? Do the tools have feelings?
- erulabs 6y ago
  Tools are just tools. Imagine scoffing at someone using a hammer, when in your less experienced opinion, they should be using NewHammer3.1. Tools are means to an end. I much prefer working with people who care about the product and the business than what tools they used to build said product/business. I'm looking for "hey, you could save a lot of time by using tool Y", rather than "You people are idiots for even considering tool Z".
  - kyberias 6y ago
    No. I can certainly imagine anyone scoffing at someone using a hammer when they are trying to dig a hole in the ground screaming "Tools are just tools!" So yes, writing a website with assembler raises eyebrows and it is quite OK to ridicule bad languages such as PHP.
    - erulabs 6y ago
      You must know that's a fairly ridiculous reading of what I wrote...