I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do interview questions

Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by ep103 on Monday March 06, 2017 @02:27PM (#13805297)

Who can't tell the difference between a 404 and a 500?

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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by falsedan on Monday March 06, 2017 @04:44PM (#13806321)

Somebody who rarely instructs a user agent to make requests to a server.

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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by badthingfactory on Monday March 06, 2017 @10:59PM (#13808163)

This isn't entirely accurate. I told my RN Fiance this story and she said "oh 404, that's like... page not found or something isn't it?" She has zero programming experience.

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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by RandomOpinion on Monday March 06, 2017 @06:00PM (#13806878)

So, basically, somebody who never uses a web browser? 404 and 500 should be familiar just from browsing the web for more than a few weeks.

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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by dragonwriter on Monday March 06, 2017 @06:10PM (#13806950)

Modern browsers seem to do quite a bit to insulate users from error status codes in their default configurations.

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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by 6nf on Monday March 06, 2017 @05:59PM (#13806864)

The people in question do in fact use internet browsers on a daily basis.

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Re:I've been a software engineer for 10 years and I can't do... by falsedan on Monday March 06, 2017 @07:50PM (#13807470)

That's good to hear.

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