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A comment on a16z Programming Test.

Re:a16z Programming Test by jheriko on Friday April 11, 2014 @04:30AM (#7571780)
aside from the fact that tests generally don't work i find this hilarious.

"the most important requirement is significant independent programming experience as demonstrated by your GitHub account"

a great way to find newbie hipsters and not experienced and seasoned devs. or at least limiting yourself to one community

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Re:a16z Programming Test by balajis on Friday April 11, 2014 @05:37AM (#7571979)
Hmm. In all fairness, the full quote is:

  A BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or the equivalent is nice 
  to have, but the most important requirement is significant 
  independent programming experience as demonstrated by your 
  GitHub account, personal projects, academic publications, 
  or startup success. Your accomplishments are much more 
  important than your paper credentials.
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Re:a16z Programming Test by hesselink on Friday April 11, 2014 @04:54AM (#7571858)
Who says they're not recruiting other kinds of people through other channels? This kind of test is appealing to some people, and I'd guess those people have a github account.
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