How (not) to get a job at a startup...

Re:How (not) to get a job at a startup... by helveticaman on Tuesday November 11, 2008 @12:54PM (#360706)

I was thinking the same thing. First off, whenever someone says "trust me," as a rule of thumb, don't. His advice sounds really self-serving. Trustworthy people are always open to committing in writing or in ways that don't require so much trust.

Now, the dude who wrote the cover letter doesn't seem all that stupid to me. Sure, the writing isn't great, but for all you know English is his second language. I'm not so sure about his hacking skills, though (CSS?). I'd still interview him.

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Re:How (not) to get a job at a startup... by potatolicious on Tuesday November 11, 2008 @05:28PM (#361068)

CSS is very difficult in the sense that implementations vary so wildly, and browsers demonstrate random bugs where you least expect it. Oodles of experience counts for a lot.

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Re:How (not) to get a job at a startup... by IsaacSchlueter on Tuesday November 11, 2008 @05:59PM (#361107)

CSS is a pretty badly designed language, and the implementations are terrible.

It's hard to find people who really grok it on a deep level, and also have enough real-world experience to deal with the quirks on a regular basis.

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Re:How (not) to get a job at a startup... by brianmckenzie on Tuesday November 11, 2008 @04:01PM (#360955)

You might be surprised how hard is to find a true CSS expert. He may be exaggerating its difficulty compared to other languages though.

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Re:How (not) to get a job at a startup... by helveticaman on Tuesday November 11, 2008 @05:47PM (#361084)

I had no idea. I'm happy I wasn't declarative.

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