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Re:Announcing Starfighter by olivercreashe on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:02AM (#9175952)
I like this idea, but I also like the one proposed here http://ortask.com/a-better-way-to-hire-developers-and-tester.... I fear that starfighter will overlook goood candidates simply because they are not good at gaming, which makes the second approach by ortask more interesting and maybe balanced.
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Re:Announcing Starfighter by tptacek on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:40AM (#9176062)
It's a legit concern, but remember, we use the word "gaming" in the loosest sense here.
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Re:Announcing Starfighter by dlss on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @04:31AM (#9176641)
As long as starfighter isn't the only way technical recruiting happens, I think that's not really a problem. There will always be lots of ways to demonstrate talent :)
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Re:Announcing Starfighter by thisisit on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @07:01AM (#9177050)
Not that I completely understand the process for Starfighter. But what are the chances of something like this happening? http://www.wired.com/2012/07/how-a-startup-used-a-5000-conte...
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Re:Announcing Starfighter by kosoy on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @03:57AM (#9176563)
The "overlooking" problem comes inherently with most heuristics. There should just be an option to forgo this system of measurement and use another one.
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