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Drive-by associations of the morality of FB’s business (which I personally found objectionable enough to leave a few MM on the table over) and the caliber of th
by benreesman 5y ago
Drive-by associations of the morality of FB’s business (which I personally found objectionable enough to leave a few MM on the table over) and the caliber of the engineers who work there are suspect.
The folks are every bit as good as the hiring practices would indicate. These people meet a problem, and in the average case haven’t read the relevant textbook. So they read it, and solve the problem. Sometimes they invent something new. I personally had LSM in production before Dean et al.
Criticize the business all you want, I might even back you, but the typical HN smartass has no idea the world of hurt they would be in if they had to code against an FB new hire.
- umanwizard 5y agoThe comment you’re responding to didn’t mention Facebook’s hiring practices at all. > The folks are every bit as good as the hiring practices would indicate. These people meet a problem, and in the average case haven’t read the relevant textbook. So they read it, and solve the problem. Sometimes they invent something new. Give me a break. There are some really bright people, but a lot are mediocre, just like at any other company with tens of thousands of employees. I’m not sure when you worked there. The only way I can make sense of your post is if it was a very long time ago, or you were in a very unusual team.