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How do you recognise good programmers if you’re a business guy?
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to be a pretty good programmer. At the same time, I’ve spent a fair amount of time on the business side of the fence, filtering technical CVs for projects, interviewing people, etc. Thanks to this, I think I have a bit of experience in recognising good programm
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Avinash MeetooAs a final note to this, in my experience most average or poor programmers start programming at university, for their Computer Science course. Most good programmers started programming long before, and the degree was just a natural continuation of their h
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Brett BolkowyHidden experience and formal qualifications* real good
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Andrew Allisonnice article on picking a dev
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Luis OopshI consider myself to be a pretty good programmer. At the same time, I’ve spent a fair amount of time on the business side of the fence, filtering technical CVs for projects, interviewing people, etc. Thanks to this, I think I have a bit of experience in r
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aleot aleotPassion
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None of the indicators above or below are sure-fire indicators. You will find great programmers who break some of those moprogramming interview business career jobs development management article programmers hiring
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ajay godhwaniEven if your technical enough to screen out the lousy programmers, this article is a reminder of what it takes to be great.
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- Passionate about technology
- Programs as a hobby
- Will talk your ear off on a technical subject if encouraged
- Significant (and often numerous) personal side-projects over the years
- Learns new technologies on his/her own
- Opinionated about which technologies are better for various usages
- Very uncomfortable about the idea of working with a technology he doesn’t believe to be “right”
- Clearly smart, can have great conversations on a variety of topics
- Started programming long before university/work
- Has some hidden “icebergs”, large personal projects under the CV radar
- Knowledge of a large variety of unrelated technologies (may not be on CV)
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Paul KaneGood article on how to spot a good programmer from the dross you usually get, the passion and continual learning points are key for me.
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How do you recognise good programmers if you’re a business guy?
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In his article The 18 mistakes that kill startups, Paul Graham makes the following point:
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If you can’t have a great conversation with them in a relaxed social context, they’re very likely not a good programmer
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Variety of technologies
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- Passionate about technology
- Programs as a hobby
- Will talk your ear off on a technical subject if encouraged
- Significant (and often numerous) personal side-projects over the years
- Learns new technologies on his/her own
- Opinionated about which technologies are better for various usages
- Very uncomfortable about the idea of working with a technology he doesn’t believe to be “right”
- Clearly smart, can have great conversations on a variety of topics
- Started programming long before university/work
- Has some hidden “icebergs”, large personal projects under the CV radar
- Knowledge of a large variety of unrelated technologies (may not be on CV)
- Programming is a day job
- Don’t really want to “talk shop”, even when encouraged to
- Learns new technologies in company-sponsored courses
- Happy to work with whatever technology you’ve picked, “all technologies are good”
- Doesn’t seem too smart
- Started programming at university
- All programming experience is on the CV
- Focused mainly on one or two technology stacks (e.g. everything to do with developing a java application), with no experience outside of it
Positive indicators:
Negative indicators:
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It’s not as easy as it sounds. CV experience is only of limited use here, because great programmers don’t always have the “official” experience to demonstrate that they’re greacv development entrepreneur resources social tips startup fromdelicious
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Steve GeorgeHow to recognise a great programmer even if you're not one.
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Jump to CommentsHow do you recognise good programmers if you’re a business guy?
It’s not as easy as it sounds. CV experience is only of limited use here, because great programmers don’t always have the “official” experience to demonstrate that they’re great. In fact, a lot of that CV experience can be misleading. Yet there are a number of subtle cues that you can get, even from the CV, to figure out whether someone’s a great programmer.
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