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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by Apocryphon on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:05PM (#23850933)
> The company seems to be doing well, so something must be working with their hiring.

People use this argument often, but is technical competence of engineers- specifically at passing their interview process -the explanation for their economic success? And not market penetration, near-monopoly positions, great UX, etc.?

Not to mention, as we've seen in the high-profile Facebook SDK crashes this past week, share price doesn't necessarily mean product quality.

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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by pb7 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:29PM (#23851261)
>Not to mention, as we've seen in the high-profile Facebook SDK crashes this past week, share price doesn't necessarily mean product quality.

These events are noteworthy because of how rare they are for such a large software-based company.

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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by Apocryphon on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:32PM (#23851305)
It was the second time it's happened in a matter of months- the first time was in May.

It's also noteworthy because of how destabilizing this was for the immense number of apps that depend on that software.

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