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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by michaelscott on Thursday July 16, 2020 @07:45AM (#23857971)
I know people with a computer science degree that couldn't write a function of production code if their life depended on it, and I know people without one that are gods on a keyboard.

I think a better alternative is some type of bar-like or CA-like test that anyone can take regardless of qualification, but which you must pass in order to be considered a competent software engineer.

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Re:Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software s... by simonkafan on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:04PM (#23873526)
Well, the same is true for lawyers. I know attorneys that have to look up everything in books. And I know attorneys that can cite basically any supreme court verdict from the last 10 years out of their head.
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