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The more a company attempts to define what a "good software engineer" is, the worse their hiring practices will become as they come to believe they can identify
by andrewstuart 2y ago
The more a company attempts to define what a "good software engineer" is, the worse their hiring practices will become as they come to believe they can identify and select for "good software engineers".
As the author says after articulating a long list of traits of a first class developer; "I strongly believe all that I’ve mentioned is a basic expectation from any engineer."
Folks, apply for jobs where the employer is pragmatic about hiring and gets people employed and gets on with the job.
- Joel_Mckay 2y agoProcess people can't resist trying to optimize things they superficially comprehend. When business ops tries to define how engineers with decades of experience should solve problems, it is usually a conversation with a firm heading for failure. Smart people usually just quickly leave a doomed project... =3
- earthnail 2y ago> Process people can't resist trying to optimize things they superficially comprehend. Wow, I don't think I ever heard it summarised so well. I cannot agree more with this statement.
- opentokix 2y agoThis is so profound, I need a t-shirt "Process people can't resist trying to optimize things they superficially comprehend."
- p0nce 2y agoYou don't see blogs about all the desirable properties of a software company with 10/10 in every direction.