How to weed out the non-programming programmer(scoopshot.com)

11 pointsby nederdirkvor 14 Jahren3 comments

How to weed out the non-programming programmer

http://www.scoopshot.com/hiring-developer/

1 comments

klsvor 14 Jahren

Trivia is not a good way to find a programmer, Trivia is a good way to find someone good at Trivia. The best way to find a programmer is to sit down with them and have them walk you through a project that they built. Ask them what part are they most proud of and ask them what part they would change, why they would change it and how they would change it. Other than personality questions their is nothing more that you need to ask to gauge their ability to program.

fghjgfgdfgvor 14 Jahren

The answer is not the point, the ability to find the answer is the point. That is not trivia, that is problem-solving.

klsvor 14 Jahren

If that is the case then that is fine (in my book), Googling to find info on a subject is a very relevant skill, even though it is frowned upon in interviews for some reason. In my perception, it does come off as if they are looking to hire people that have that kind of trivia in their head.