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Re:Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acq... by SoftTalker on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:52PM (#38438086)
As with any language, developers who use SQL a lot do memorize it. Maybe not every bit of it but all the commonly used bits. I used to write SQL and PL/SQL every day at work and I got to the point where I rarely needed to consult the manual.
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Re:Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acq... by FirmwareBurner on Monday November 27, 2023 @04:35PM (#38438716)
>As with any language, developers who use SQL a lot do memorize it.

If you're hiring for a SQL developer I guess it makes sense, buit I use SQL about once every 6-12 months or so, so if you hit me with SQL queries on the spot I'll fail your interview for sure.

Honestly, I find interviews that revolve around memorizing and regurgitating some programing language syntax trivia a bit shit.

Wouldn't it be better testing for critical thinking and problem solving skills instead of shit people google anyway?

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Re:Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acq... by SoftTalker on Monday November 27, 2023 @04:41PM (#38438803)
If you're not hiring a SQL developer I agree it doesn't make sense to ask them memory questions about SQL. But it does make sense to ask them memory questions about whatever it is they claim to know. A developer who has to google the basics is not going to be very good at problem solving.
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