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Re:Ask HN: What's the largest amount of bad code you have ev... by numpty13 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:17AM (#18458630)
I'd hope they wouldn't even consider somebody for this sort of job who's too young to know what to ask.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the largest amount of bad code you have ev... by Latteland on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:15PM (#18464397)
That's kind of naive, of course you want young people who will work hard and maybe not know what they are getting in to. I was offered a job at oracle back in the day, I would have felt a lot of despair if this is what it was.
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