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Re:Ask HN: Whiteboard interviews don't work, what's your ide... by bjourne on Thursday March 23, 2017 @10:57AM (#13940254)
I believe pg wrote in one of his essays that a hacker can immediately recognize another hacker, but it is impossible for a non-hacker to do so. Therefore the best method would be to let your best developers handle interviewing as they would be the best at recognizing skill.
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Re:Ask HN: Whiteboard interviews don't work, what's your ide... by essofluffy on Thursday March 23, 2017 @11:08AM (#13940372)
In that same essay I think he also mentioned you can't know fully how good a hacker is until you've worked with them. I still agree that the best developers will be able to see talent.
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