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> Hiring for elixir was great, it self selected people who wrote code as their craft I worked at a company that hired like this. On the whole it was good, but
by sbaiabBzic 2y ago
> Hiring for elixir was great, it self selected people who wrote code as their craft
I worked at a company that hired like this. On the whole it was good, but it wasn’t a panacea. A surprising number ended up being academic types that were extremely smart but could never actually finish anything. Amazing guys to talk to at lunch though!
- hyperbrainer 2y agoThe stereotype of Haskell programmers seems to extend to the entirety of FP, then.
- ipnon 2y agoWhen you want to write a monad the first step is usually to take a coffee break to make sure everyone agrees on what a monad is.
- benzible 2y ago> A surprising number ended up being academic types that were extremely smart but could never actually finish anything. As a startup CTO currently building with Elixir, I can say that it's absolutely possible to hire people who know how to deliver. I completely agree with the parent comment re: self-selecting people who write code as craft. I've put together an excellent team of developers who deeply care about what they do and are focused on shipping.