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At this point, I'd prefer smart, experienced developers who can demonstrate results by showing me complete projects and code over resume wonders with a full lis
by tom_b 17y ago
At this point, I'd prefer smart, experienced developers who can demonstrate results by showing me complete projects and code over resume wonders with a full listing of magic acronym soup under a skills section.
Seriously, people really, really need to get past the <insert favorite language/db/IDE here> prerequisites. Not that this is a new or provocative opinion.
I've been thinking lately that developers and hackers of any type should punt on resumes and instead offer up their portfolio of work to potential employers. At least some small set of code where during an interview you could talk through your design choices, coding style, and the impact of schedules or customer requirements on the code you produced.