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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by balloot on Sunday January 08, 2012 @01:09PM (#3440104)
The world was a way different place 30 years ago. You couldn't reasonably have expected someone to have an extensive software portfolio or have experience at a tech startup. Now, both are commonplace among top hires.
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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by ucee054 on Sunday January 08, 2012 @05:12PM (#3440668)
The definition of a "top-notch" programmer is about how competently he/she can write required programs, not about how "commonplace" among Valley programmers are his/her biographical details.

ADDENDUM - An example of your bullet points working just as badly more recently than 30 years ago:

Cevat Yerli when he started Crytek

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