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Perhaps. But let’s say you have two resumes in front of you. One person has only worked in interpreted languages and the other has worked in interpreted langua
by yumraj 5y ago
Perhaps.
But let’s say you have two resumes in front of you. One person has only worked in interpreted languages and the other has worked in interpreted languages as well as in C, C++, Go, Rust..
Both of them clear your technical interview.
Which candidate will you pick?
- lampe3 5y agoI would say that's not enough information... And getting a candidate because of that one metric would be insane..
- ducharmdev 5y agoNot enough information. It largely depends on the product, the team, and even soft skills or domain knowledge. In some contexts, yes having knowledge of compiled or non-GC languages is critical. But there is a certain baseline of programming knowledge that allows any dev to be decently productive; for many products & teams, soft skills become more important after that point. For example: if the interpreted lang dev is great at communicating and the compiled dev is terrible, some teams may elect to choose the first for that reason alone.