On 5/9/2011 5:32 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: > "Evans fingers the technical interview as the culprit, saying the skills > required to pass today's industry-standard software interview are not > those required to be a good software developer. Instead, Evans suggests: > 'Don't interview anyone who hasn't accomplished anything. Ever. > Certificates and degrees are not accomplishments; I mean real-world > projects with real-world users." > > http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/07/why-the-new-guy-cant-code/ > > I tend to agree - far too much emphasis on book learnin', I'd be far > more inclined to take somebody with demonstrable experience.
He's gotta get a start somehow. He has no experience right after his schooling. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

