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> But the fact remains, an average programmer can sit down today with no knowledge of Go, and by the end of the day create a concurrent program using Go. If th
by felixgallo 11y ago
> But the fact remains, an average programmer can sit down today with no knowledge of Go, and by the end of the day create a concurrent program using Go.
If there's any benchmark more pointless than the alioth benchmarks game, it's the 'what can a novice programmer do with the language in the course of 8 hours' benchmark.
There are zero businesses that operate by giving novice programmers 8-hour tasks in unfamiliar languages.
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- ascendantlogic 11y agoThe first company I was at prided itself on the "sink or swim" method of hiring. You'd be surprised how many developers out there judge new hires by how quickly they show they can start shipping code.
- crimsonalucard 11y agoIt's the wrong approach, but it does happen.
- igouy 11y ago>> If there's any benchmark more pointless than the alioth benchmarks game… << Just name-calling, ho hum.