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>I'm tired of hearing the old "developer with 10 years of work experience who can't do fizbuzz" Then we need to solve that problem, not bury our heads in the s
by asdasf 13y ago
>I'm tired of hearing the old "developer with 10 years of work experience who can't do fizbuzz"
Then we need to solve that problem, not bury our heads in the sand and pretend it doesn't exist. When you post a job ad for a software development position, you should receive absolutely no applications from people incapable of fizzbuzz. Yet we the majority of applications we receive are from such people. That problem won't go away if we just say "well, you had a job before, so that's good enough for me!" and hire them.
- tostitos1979 13y agoI know two CS PhDs who would fit into the "can't code FizBuzz" without help. Both are machine learning/stats experts. Both also "code" in MatLab/R all the time. However, it would take a developer 5 minutes to realize they can't code shit. They are good at other stuff ... sure ... and they shouldn't be applying for programmer jobs. I think startups are trying to emulate the Google way of hiring and that is to their detriment. There used to be a time where Microsoft hired an MD/PhD to become a coder ... because he had raw intellectual horse power and a desire to learn. I know quite a few PhDs who would love to work for a startup. Most of them have gotten dejected after the interview process. The common complaint I hear is "interview made me think I'm going to be a code monkey. F that. I'll keep my cushy research job with a door on my office".