Re:Should Younger Developers be Paid More?
by robryan on Tuesday January 18, 2011 @11:11PM
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I guess if the Facebook thing is true, it means that they find the market for really talented engineers very tight right now so instead or making bets on the best comsci talent in the hope that they can quickly get them up to speed on writing good production code.
Re:Should Younger Developers be Paid More?
by tsotha on Tuesday January 18, 2011 @11:48PM
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Right now the market just isn't that tight, so even assuming that would ever be a good strategy it certainly isn't one now.
More likely it's a rumor that grows with the telling.
Re:Should Younger Developers be Paid More?
by wladimir on Wednesday January 19, 2011 @07:52AM
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Comp sci programs indeed don't teach that, that's right. On the other hand, a lot of college grads have taught themselves to code effectively in their own time, either in open source or by selling their own apps. These are generally bright amd well-motivated, and have experience in diverse areas of programming. It's a matter of picking the right people.
Anybody who pays a premium for new college grads is an idiot. Comp Sci programs don't teach you what you need to know to produce production code. It takes a good three or four years of professional experience for people to pick that up. Some never do.
There's a reason new grads are having a hard time getting hired in this crappy economy. It's not because employers don't know better - it's because employers do know better. Yeah, it sucks to be in that chicken-and-egg position, but everybody was there in the beginning.