I worked with a guy who had a bachelors degree in electrical engineering form a prestigious college and was incapable of tying his own shoes. We could never figure out how he graduated.
--- On Mon, 5/9/11, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Alan Bourke <[email protected]> > Subject: [NF] Why the new guy can't code. > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, May 9, 2011, 5:32 AM > "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. > -- > Alan Bourke > alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
