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Just out of curiosity, what do you mean when you say many/most candidates on the market are poor developers? Seems crazy that a majority of people applying for
by MathCodeLove 5y ago
Just out of curiosity, what do you mean when you say many/most candidates on the market are poor developers? Seems crazy that a majority of people applying for any position lack the requisite ability to actually fufull the positions requirements.
- rsyring 5y agoI mean exactly what I said. :) And yes, I agree, it seems crazy. But it's our reality and seems validated by others I know in the industry and anecdotes here on HN. There is just so much demand, it pulls people into the industry that can't really perform as professional developers.
- MathCodeLove 5y agoWow! That's crazy. As a relatively Jr dev still early in my career, any recommendations for differentiating myself from those people on my resume/portfolio? I have a github, is that enough or are these people plagarizing github repos as well?
- rsyring 5y agoNot exactly what you asked for, but maybe helpful: https://www.level12.io/blog/advice-to-aspiring-developers/ https://www.level12.io/blog/advice-to-aspiring-developers/ I think the frustrating reality is that it's usually not possible to tell the good from the bad at the portfolio/resume level, some kind of skills/competency test must be given. I personally don't look at GitHub repos because I don't know how long it took to write that code. If it's great code, but took 4x to write than it should have, I wouldn't know. There are also a lot of applicants that just don't have much public in GH. Finally, to be clear, I'm not saying they are all bad actors. I'm sure some are and the same for employers. Mostly a result of the current world economics.