I’ll absolutely pick competent Java developer who never touched a line of Android over mediocre “Android” developer.
Re:So you're using a weird language
by scarface74 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:59AM
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And how do you think that would work out if you’re hiring a lead developer to oversee a team who is trying to release an Android app?
Re:So you're using a weird language
by brigandish on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:49AM
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That depends on the team leader and how well they can take suggestions. It's a team, not everyone will have the same background and, probably, nor would it be best that they did.
Re:So you're using a weird language
by scarface74 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @02:28PM
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So if the team lead that I’m hiring to be the subject matter expert can’t be the go to person for technical solutions based on relevant experience in the domain, who should it be?
Re:So you're using a weird language
by brigandish on Friday October 07, 2022 @03:35AM
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A team lead does not need to be:
a) the most experienced amongst the team in any particular language
b) the most experienced amongst the team in any particular domain
c) the go-to person for any particular problem
The whole point of a team is to cover several different sets of knowledge and experience because no one person can know it all or do it all. A leader does their best to enable this collective to produce the best it can.
Leaders know this.
Who would you rather lead the development of your Android app? Someone with no experience with Android or someone with previous experience.