Red Flags in Software Developer Job Descriptions

Re:Red Flags in Software Developer Job Descriptions by bartread on Thursday February 28, 2019 @04:41AM (#19270168)

> let's not kid ourselves - the stacks are trivial compared to learning the processes and code at a particular business.

True. We're primarily a .NET/TypeScript/React/SQL Server shop but I'm happy to consider anyone with some experience of a C-like language, and some web development experience - it's also not necessary for these things to overlap. Beyond that, if you know what a database (of any sort) is I'm basically happy.

It's hard enough to find people who can program well in any language without making life even more difficult for yourself by adding requirements for N years experience in a given framework or technology.

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Re:Red Flags in Software Developer Job Descriptions by taude on Thursday February 28, 2019 @08:50AM (#19271266)

I call this having "Complimentary" skill sets. If an OO shop, Java vs .NET and Ruby/Python etc. Hire for smart, ambitious, willing candidates that fit in well with the culture. I've seen people switch tech stacks very quickly, especially when there's established patterns in the existing code base they can pick up on.

I think programming language/tech stack is about 8th on my list of deciding on where to work, etc. (This just inspired me to do some writing on the subject, since I've delivered systems in most major tech stacks over the years.)

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Re:Red Flags in Software Developer Job Descriptions by taude on Thursday February 28, 2019 @08:51AM (#19271279)

Also, I want to add, I've seen a .NET developer pick up our stack and be a better Java dev than some of the Java devs that had been around for years.

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