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Interviewee: Check me out! I have 239 twitter followers! Interviewer: Cool. Can you setup mysql replication? What does a read replica mean? Interviewee: Neat!

Interviewee: Check me out! I have 239 twitter followers! Interviewer: Cool. Can you setup mysql replication? What does a read replica mean? Interviewee: Neat! Check out my github on a emoji generator! Interviewer: .... Interviewer: [proceeds to slack least favorite teammate to follow up interview]

azinman2 5y ago
Or.. Interviewee: Check me out! I wrote a NES emulator that is cycle accurate and supports a game with a specialized chip that I reverse engineered that no other emulator supported. There’s a large spectrum of quality of public content out there. You could say the same thing about any resume.
- maxk42 5y ago
  But that's a counterexample to the OP's thesis that "it doesn't take much". An "NES emulator that is cycle accurate and supports a game with a specialized chip that I reverse engineered that no other emulator supported" is a MASSIVE undertaking that would take a huge amount of time and effort. I would certainly give a candidate like that a second look - if NES emulators were remotely related to the kind of skills I was looking for.
  - cirrus3 5y ago
    Exactly.
  - whatshisface 5y ago
    You're presupposing that the hiring manager would be able to tell what skills are involved in making an NES emulator, or even what skills they are looking for.
    - maxk42 5y ago
      I'm presupposing that I'm the hiring manager. That's why I said "I would certainly give a candidate like that a second look."
- cirrus3 5y ago
  To be fair, the OP started with "I have 239 twitter followers!", not "I wrote a NES emulator" I think the point was clear and you missed it.
  - azinman2 5y ago
    I think you're taking the post's 'it doesn't take much' too literally, and the 'I have 239 twitter followers / wrote an emoji generator' reads like a straw man argument. Of course that wouldn't be impressive. The article mentions putting screenshots into a README on a project, but doesn't mention what the project would be... clearly if you're being judged from public information, the less impressive it is the less impressive you'll sound.

azinman2 5y ago

Or.. Interviewee: Check me out! I wrote a NES emulator that is cycle accurate and supports a game with a specialized chip that I reverse engineered that no other emulator supported. There’s a large spectrum of quality of public content out there. You could say the same thing about any resume.

maxk42 5y ago
But that's a counterexample to the OP's thesis that "it doesn't take much". An "NES emulator that is cycle accurate and supports a game with a specialized chip that I reverse engineered that no other emulator supported" is a MASSIVE undertaking that would take a huge amount of time and effort. I would certainly give a candidate like that a second look - if NES emulators were remotely related to the kind of skills I was looking for.
- cirrus3 5y ago
  Exactly.
- whatshisface 5y ago
  You're presupposing that the hiring manager would be able to tell what skills are involved in making an NES emulator, or even what skills they are looking for.
  - maxk42 5y ago
    I'm presupposing that I'm the hiring manager. That's why I said "I would certainly give a candidate like that a second look."
cirrus3 5y ago
To be fair, the OP started with "I have 239 twitter followers!", not "I wrote a NES emulator" I think the point was clear and you missed it.
- azinman2 5y ago
  I think you're taking the post's 'it doesn't take much' too literally, and the 'I have 239 twitter followers / wrote an emoji generator' reads like a straw man argument. Of course that wouldn't be impressive. The article mentions putting screenshots into a README on a project, but doesn't mention what the project would be... clearly if you're being judged from public information, the less impressive it is the less impressive you'll sound.