When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing code

Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by jahnu on Saturday April 16, 2022 @04:17AM (#31050615)

Last person I hired to work with me in my previous job I walked them through the entire code base, architecture and CI setup. This gave the hire a chance to best understand day to day work and me a chance to know which parts they understood immediately and which they would need to learn. Works perfectly for me.

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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by jseban on Saturday April 16, 2022 @07:30AM (#31051501)

A for effort!

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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by jahnu on Saturday April 16, 2022 @05:23PM (#31056216)

Honestly, it’s less stress than trying to divine magic tests that I alone would be the first to invent if they worked :)

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