Ask HN: Apply to dev jobs with little experience of the language required?

Re:Ask HN: Apply to dev jobs with little experience of the l... by thenerdfiles on Friday December 27, 2013 @12:19PM (#6971523)

Depends. Startups likely will not have the flexibility to allow for R&D. Large companies likely will have the financial flexibility for R&D, and will expect you to publish/share your discoveries.

There's also all sorts of circumstantial conditions for which anyone would hire you, for instance, if you have a radically unique background that no one could possibly let walk out the door.

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Re:Ask HN: Apply to dev jobs with little experience of the l... by MonkoftheFunk on Friday December 27, 2013 @12:46PM (#6971648)

So unique experience may trump skill requirements, just need to make it clear how it can benifit them, thanks

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Re:Ask HN: Apply to dev jobs with little experience of the l... by thenerdfiles on Friday December 27, 2013 @01:47PM (#6971987)

Indeed. If you've solved a generally applicable problem of computer science, you can leverage that. If you've solved a generally applicable problem of computer science within a tech stack that aligns with the [EDIT: company in question], all the more power to you and the likelihood that they will want to hear what you have to say as an expert on the subject.

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