Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at Fast-Food Joints

Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by rcxdude on Sunday August 10, 2025 @08:22PM (#44859670)

Really? I find it pretty nice to be able to look at the code a candidate writes, even if it's in a completely different context to the job they're applying for. It'll speak far better to their abilities than even most technical interviews.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by bicepjai on Sunday August 10, 2025 @11:50PM (#44860619)

Exploring the counterpoint: in this era of LLMs, how do you assess code quality?

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by MattGaiser on Monday August 11, 2025 @12:01AM (#44860670)

I haven't heard anyone claim LLMs are good at the architecture yet.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by keb_ on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:01AM (#44864927)

Ask the candidate to explain how their project works.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by keb_ on Sunday August 10, 2025 @08:56PM (#44859806)

Me too, and I also like to look at candidates' Github pages. But I also really think we are in the minority.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by herewulf on Monday August 11, 2025 @05:38AM (#44862396)

There is also a difference between what we like to do and what we have time to do, particularly when it concerns multiple candidates.

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