Cheezburger Network doesn't show new hires the bathroom until they check in code

Re:Cheezburger Network doesn't show new hires the bathroom u... by jeffbarr on Monday November 01, 2010 @02:43PM (#1857632)

I think they are really testing the ability for a new developer to get a build machine set up and running so that they can check out, modify, test, and check in code. This is as much of a test of Cheeseburger as it is of the new hire (or their bladder).

In the past I have worked at or consulted for places where doing so was a black art that could easily occupy a week or more of a new hire's time. Most small companies had a single "expert" and the rest of the developers would copy code, libraries, and settings from one machine to another in cargo-cult fashion.

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Re:Cheezburger Network doesn't show new hires the bathroom u... by brentc4m on Monday November 01, 2010 @03:20PM (#1857803)

Nail on the head, here. I'd say it isn't a test of the new hire at all. Having this rule in place requires their code and tools to be in order and easy to set up at all times. That alone is priceless company-wide, however it makes the new hire feel on the first day.

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