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Three: not considering good programmers who don't have experience in the language(s) the company uses. We as programmers know it's not a big deal to learn anoth
by dminor 12y ago
Three: not considering good programmers who don't have experience in the language(s) the company uses. We as programmers know it's not a big deal to learn another language, but somehow this hasn't translated to the hiring process.
- donw 12y agoNot exactly. Learning a new programming language -- really learning it, and understanding how the ecosystem works -- is a three- to six-month process for most programmers. Let's say my team needed a new developer for a hardware project. I would probably not hire an experienced Ruby or Python dev that had no C experience. A few months of hacking C in their spare time on a personal project with an Arduino? Now I'm interested. Initiative and self-teaching are hugely important traits.