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Re:Show HN: Realm (YC S11), a mobile database on Tuesday July 15, 2014 @01:21PM (#8037726)
This is awesome. Really interested to see how this can affect wearable device development and data.
Re:Ask HN: Why Will No One Hire Jr. Devs? on Monday May 05, 2014 @05:00PM (#7701221)
Thanks for the tips. My stack is RoR.
Re:Ask HN: Why Will No One Hire Jr. Devs? on Monday May 05, 2014 @04:59PM (#7701209)
It's great to hear that you've assembled a strong team that includes jrs. Thanks for the tips regarding the coding challenge / code quality!
Re:Ask HN: Why Will No One Hire Jr. Devs? on Monday May 05, 2014 @04:56PM (#7701176)
Yes, you are right. Good point here.
Re:Ask HN: Why Will No One Hire Jr. Devs? on Monday May 05, 2014 @04:55PM (#7701170)
Great advice. I totally get your concern. That sounds like a horrible experience. As for me, each day I work on a personal rails project that I'm really excited about, and I think that polishing this up will help my case.

Ask HN: Why Will No One Hire Jr. Devs?

I'm graduating from a developer bootcamp in Portland, OR next month. I have extensive startup experience in non-developer roles. As I'm pounding the pavement looking for my first jr. developer gig, I'm finding many companies are turning their backs on jr. developer candidates without reviewing work / resumes / etc at all. It seems like a lot of people are excited about training jr. devs, but...

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