When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing code

Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by leaflets2 on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:14PM (#31054653)

> every evaluation technique the entire industry figured out will mostly by filled with people that cant code

Is there a typo? The sentence doesn't make sense to me

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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by vmception on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:19PM (#31054693)

Every evaluation technique will be mostly filled by people that cant code

The industry tries them all

Its the wrong conclusion on the efficacy of the technique

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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by leaflets2 on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:24PM (#31054737)

Hmm, and evaluation technique cannot be filled by something

One cannot fill an abstract concept like a technique with things

Maybe you mean that every evaluation technique will detect that most of the job applicants aren't good at coding? And therefore, all evaluation techniques seem to work? (Although some techniques are a lot better than others)

If so, then, yes I agree. That's a good point

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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by vmception on Saturday April 16, 2022 @02:40PM (#31054897)

Yeah thats my point, but also that none are better than the other

They are poor methods of screening or evaluating good candidates for the actual job duties

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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by leaflets2 on Saturday April 16, 2022 @05:12PM (#31056138)

Ok then I understand :-)

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