Re:I know why rejection emails suck – I write them
by bsder on Monday August 27, 2018 @09:37PM
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1) Selection bias
Good/excellent programmers rarely need to interview except as a formality. Consequently, you are, by definition, interviewing weaker programmers.
2) Tool use masquerades as programming
Visual Basic 4/5/6 was one of the original sins in this genre, but it continues now with other tools and frameworks. Being able to point-and-click a tool and plumb it together isn't programming--but people will claim it is. Then when someone asks for an actual program--those people fail.
This does not necessarily mean that those people are not productive. However, it does mean that they can't actually function in a position where they are expected to program.
Good/excellent programmers rarely need to interview except as a formality. Consequently, you are, by definition, interviewing weaker programmers.
2) Tool use masquerades as programming
Visual Basic 4/5/6 was one of the original sins in this genre, but it continues now with other tools and frameworks. Being able to point-and-click a tool and plumb it together isn't programming--but people will claim it is. Then when someone asks for an actual program--those people fail.
This does not necessarily mean that those people are not productive. However, it does mean that they can't actually function in a position where they are expected to program.