Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit b.us

Posted by webology on Thursday August 20, 2009 @04:52PM
from the 8bitb.us dept.

( 11 comments | 63 points | on HN )

Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by apotheon on Thursday August 20, 2009 @06:36PM (#776515)

upvoted for not being about Erlang

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by peakpg on Thursday August 20, 2009 @05:34PM (#776356)

Plus Rock Star programmers always smashing their guitars (aka computers) as part of the performances, which seems to be where image #2 is heading?

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by Locke1689 on Thursday August 20, 2009 @05:44PM (#776392)

Are you kidding? If Townshend wrote a kick-ass program I'd totally hire him. Think of the publicity!

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by silentbicycle on Thursday August 20, 2009 @08:12PM (#776691)

Sometimes you think you're hiring a Jimi Hendrix, but you wind up with a Shane MacGowan...

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by y0ghur7_xxx on Thursday August 20, 2009 @05:13PM (#776284)

I don't understand this... he looks happy because he may have accomplished something?

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by akrito on Thursday August 20, 2009 @05:15PM (#776293)

If only. He's like this all the time. And he tied scarves around his monitor stand. And he brought in a fog machine.

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by mhd on Thursday August 20, 2009 @10:17PM (#776865)

Does his OS go to XI?

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by ojbyrne on Thursday August 20, 2009 @10:30PM (#776876)

I don't think I've ever said this, but not Hacker News. Too content-free.

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by there on Thursday August 20, 2009 @08:40PM (#776737)

but does he know erlang?

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by adamfast on Thursday August 20, 2009 @05:34PM (#776351)

#daniellindsleyrocksdahouse

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Re:Why we'll never hire another rockstar programmer - 8-bit ... by sebleier on Thursday August 20, 2009 @05:38PM (#776365)

assertEqual(daniellindsleyrocksdahouse(), True)

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