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Re:No engineer has ever sued because of constructive post-in... by stoops on Thursday February 06, 2020 @10:50PM (#22263075)
I only get an hour together or a bit more if I'm lucky.

In terms of people I've hired, if they can solve and code things in real time on a white board, then they can definitely do even better with more time and research.

Everyone does better with research, trial, and error. That's not unique. What's unique is problem solving on your feet in a foreign environment. I want those people.

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Re:No engineer has ever sued because of constructive post-in... by travisjungroth on Thursday February 06, 2020 @10:58PM (#22263103)
But why? All of my software engineering has been done on my butt in a familiar environment.
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Re:No engineer has ever sued because of constructive post-in... by gbrown on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:10AM (#22266044)
> Everyone does better with research, trial, and error.

Better? Sure. Not everyone can go from 0 to competent in a new area within a reasonable time frame.

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