Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizing it?

Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by owyn on Thursday January 13, 2022 @02:21AM (#29917782)

As a hiring person I've interviewed great engineers with cool side projects who just weren't a good fit for the particular role I was hiring for. But also famously "I created homebrew" didn't get him a job at google. I've never had to use binary trees at work. :)

https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768?lang=en

https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-logic-behind-Google-rejectin...

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by nefitty on Thursday January 13, 2022 @04:07AM (#29918460)

I wonder what people would say if mechanics were tested for their understanding of mechanical engineering intead of how to do an oil change. That's what the emphasis on computer science knowledge seems like to me. It has no bearing on whether I can style a button or create an API.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizin... by anyfactor on Thursday January 13, 2022 @04:10AM (#29918487)

“The author of core-JS is looking for a good job”

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