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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by Clubber on Monday February 12, 2024 @02:34PM (#39349251)
>"what's the coolest project you've worked on?"

This is the first question I ask followed by, "What's the worst project you've worked on?" The answers are pretty insightful.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by tonyarkles on Monday February 12, 2024 @04:29PM (#39350786)
100% yes. The reaction to that question will tell you a ton about a candidate.
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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by rgblambda on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:39PM (#39353263)
That's a pretty good one. Tells you what their idea of a bad project is and how much professionalism they can maintain while describing it.

"They made developers write unit tests!!!" vs "There were some personality clashes which unfortunately impacted on the team's ability to collaborate effectively".

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by transitorykris on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:47PM (#39353314)
A huge amount of information can be uncover with “tell me about the highest performing team you’ve been on? Lowest performing?”
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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by tonyarkles on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @07:49AM (#39357121)
“Ok, so the schema control tool we were using generated XML that SVN had a hard time merging correctly. We ended up with so many broken commits that we invented the Lock Rock. It was a rock that I picked up in the parking lot and you were only allowed to commit schema changes if you were in possession of the rock.”
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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by thechao on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @08:19AM (#39357315)
I'm trying to install a webhook in TeamCity to send a notification to Slack whenever anyone across 16 time zones commits to specific paths in a Perforce depot.

I'll happily trade for your rock.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by tonyarkles on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @09:56AM (#39358162)
My new product idea: ~LockRock~ Mutex As A Service! Only $3/month/user subscription!
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