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Re:Ask HN: How do you hire? by lessthunk on Thursday May 14, 2015 @09:28AM (#9545015)
Very difficult; I would look at open source projects somehow related to what you need. There are developers that are 10-times as productive as others, or 100-times. These you need to get motivated; Sharing part of your company is tough if they do not hang around for the long term, so if you give them options, have it mature over a few years.

Go for cheap, newbies hardly ever pays off. Imho domain knowledge matters, too.

Re:Ask HN: How do you hire? by tuyguntn on Thursday May 14, 2015 @11:13AM (#9545606)
I need someone who has programming mindset even he doesnt know programming, because I am ready to teach him if he is going to be with us for at least 1-2 years