Re:The Programming Talent Myth (2015)
by chiefalchemist on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @12:16PM
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+1 Code is simply a tool. And dev tools are even further removed. Git is not problem solving. I'm certainly not going to belittle that skill. I have Git expert envy. However, hiring a problem solver for their experience with nearly irrelevant tools is comical. A red flag, but still comical.
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Re:The Programming Talent Myth (2015)
by mkirklions on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @12:56PM
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> However, hiring a problem solver for their experience with nearly irrelevant tools is comical
How far down the rabbithole does this go?
I have never programmed iOS, but I'm completely positive I could program for iOS.
10 years of occasional programming, from python, to school projects, to database development, to android apps, to full stack react-native development.
I'm confident that I can build an iOS app.
Programming and understanding how computers handle inputs are tools. But programming is more mindset than anything. The only benefits of knowing the specific language or framework would be skipping the 1 month of learning syntax.
I'm a recreational programmer mostly, but at some point, you realize you can do full-stack and you realize that everything is possible with google and stack overflow.
Re:The Programming Talent Myth (2015)
by chiefalchemist on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @02:54PM
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Oops. Sorry. I was speaking about something like Git, not a particular language tool.