Re:How to Hire a Programmer
by bunderbunder on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @11:54AM
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Absolutely there are competent programmers with no hobby code out there. I know, I was one of them when I applied for my current gig.
But if a candidate with the skills for the job really wants it very much, then merely not having any dusty code laying around readily at had should do absolutely nothing to prevent them from being able to deliver a sample, given a few days' notice.
For my part, when they asked for sample code, I said, "Hey, I usually leave my work at work, but if you give me a day I can whip something up for you." And I spent the evening grinding out code, and was able to deliver a tarball the next day.
But if a candidate with the skills for the job really wants it very much, then merely not having any dusty code laying around readily at had should do absolutely nothing to prevent them from being able to deliver a sample, given a few days' notice.
For my part, when they asked for sample code, I said, "Hey, I usually leave my work at work, but if you give me a day I can whip something up for you." And I spent the evening grinding out code, and was able to deliver a tarball the next day.