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> I run interviews and struggle to find anyone, anywhere, that can actually program And yet... I run in to many who still get hired. I've got some colleagues
by mgkimsal 2y ago
> I run interviews and struggle to find anyone, anywhere, that can actually program
And yet... I run in to many who still get hired. I've got some colleagues working at shops where people struggling with the concept of a front-end UI that calls a paginated API endpoint. Get page 1, then get page 2 when you need it, etc. They keep filing 'bugs' and someone just bumps up the 'max per page' from 50->80->100->120, etc. The team lead stopped allowing those PRs to go through, and others complained loudly enough that the PR blocking is overridden. Because... "pagination is hard". But these people are still employed. The thought is the team lead is being 'unreasonable' by 'demanding' pagination.
I regularly hear horror stories like this, and wonder "how do people like this get hired?" and also "why can so many of my skilled colleagues not get hired?" The gatekeeping and inability to evaluate skills, and perhaps a reticence to hire above your own skill level... all of these seem to be creating more stressors on an already bad job market.
- szundi 2y agoThat they get hired just underlines the parent commenter’s point: good dev is a scarce resource
- trenchgun 2y agoBut also: "why can so many of my skilled colleagues not get hired?" It is not just about the absolute scarcity of resource, it is about the ratio between bad and good. Needle in a haystack problem.
- ramesh31 2y ago>good dev is a scarce resource Indeed it is and always will be. But the issue is that companies don't need good devs. They need "make the thing work" devs. And if they can make the thing work for long enough to generate revenue, it's all that matters. Driving customer value down while at the same time depressing wages, and telling both parties to just deal with it. It's become the standard operating model for all large companies now.
- geraldwhen 2y agoI have the simplest programming interview you can imagine in the language and IDE of the candidates choice. Almost no one passes.
- whensifs 2y agoI'm looking for work. I have a strong programming background and can't find anyone, anywhere, that can actually interview me. Would you like to give me a programming interview?