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I think I lost one job because I used emacs and they used vi. I'm not wholly disappointed, because 1) I finally got around to using vi, spending a solid week u
by danielweber 13y ago
I think I lost one job because I used emacs and they used vi.
I'm not wholly disappointed, because 1) I finally got around to using vi, spending a solid week using it and only it, as my homework[1] for the company, and 2) you don't want to work someone that only hires clones of themselves.
[1] They didn't assign it to me, but I'm always looking for something interesting to do, and since I was serious about wanting to work for them I did it to ease my eventual on-boarding.
- markrages 13y agoA company-specified text editor is a indicator of an unbearable degree of micromanagement. Be happy you don't work there.
- danielweber 13y agoThey did a lot of pair-coding, so I'd see a common development environment as acceptable.
- mattgreenrocks 13y agoSounds like one of those 'boutique' consulting agencies that likes to build 100% mandatory pairing into their costs when billing clients for their sake.
- S4M 13y agoAre you sure you didn't get the job because you used emacs? I can't see why that's a reason for not hiring you. As markrages says, if this is true, it's some inconceivable degree of micromanagement.