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Re:Why Rust is a great choice for startups by ncmncm on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @08:35AM (#31738374)
Curiosity is a quality, but not a qualification.

For hiring, what you should look for, first and foremost, is competence. Curiosity is not a substitute.

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Re:Why Rust is a great choice for startups by nicoburns on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @08:39AM (#31738427)
Curiosity is a decent indicator one of the many types of competence that you ought to be assessing: the ability to learn new skills and deal with problems that are outside of their current skill set. Which for most software jobs is rather key skill.
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