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Re:How do you recognise good programmers if you’re a busines... by bokonist on Saturday March 14, 2009 @12:45PM (#515942)
You would have to select a project that produces output the business user can judge. So if it's a UI, the business user can make sure all the parts are functional, the load times speedy, the edge cases handled, etc.
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Re:How do you recognise good programmers if you’re a busines... by marcus on Saturday March 14, 2009 @04:43PM (#516156)
Defining edge cases without technical knowledge is problematic, load times are meaningless without load testing, so basically all you'll know is if the code works, and that is a very low bar to set especially for a startup.

And even if you could do all these things without technical knowledge at best you'll be able to weed out the mediocre, never find the best.

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