Re:Larry and Sergey: A Valediction
by triceratops on Monday December 09, 2019 @05:30PM
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> I don't have studies but my experience
Cool, so anecdotes, not actual data.
> it doesn't demonstrate actual programming skills.
It demonstrates ability to learn difficult things. You still haven't answered why junior devs hired this way are somehow incapable of learning good architectural practices. You also didn't address the fact that most of these companies also interview senior hires for system design and architecture.
> The hires that came after this philosophy have achieved very little of note
Photos. Chrome. Brain. Tensorflow. Kubernetes. Even Android didn't take off until 6 years after its acquisition. I don't have the time to research more but you get the idea.
Cool, so anecdotes, not actual data.
> it doesn't demonstrate actual programming skills.
It demonstrates ability to learn difficult things. You still haven't answered why junior devs hired this way are somehow incapable of learning good architectural practices. You also didn't address the fact that most of these companies also interview senior hires for system design and architecture.
> The hires that came after this philosophy have achieved very little of note
Photos. Chrome. Brain. Tensorflow. Kubernetes. Even Android didn't take off until 6 years after its acquisition. I don't have the time to research more but you get the idea.