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Re:How to hire a programmer when you're not a programmer by kgo on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @05:04PM (#1836087)
If you, the non-programmer, can learn it, then surely I, the bad programmer, can learn it.
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Re:How to hire a programmer when you're not a programmer by jswinghammer on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @05:37PM (#1836217)
You the bad programmer won't. You will get rocked in any such interview because you didn't prepare.
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Re:How to hire a programmer when you're not a programmer by btilly on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @05:19PM (#1836137)
Yes, you can.

However there are a thousand equivalent questions that you could be asked. Can you memorize them all? How do you find out what they are?

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Re:How to hire a programmer when you're not a programmer by MiguelHudnandez on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @07:54PM (#1836659)
Indeed. At some point, all the preparation and practice is going to turn them into a good programmer!
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