OSNews > Thread > "Three signs to look for." by mmarshall

Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 5th Feb 2008 01:37 UTC

How do you recognize 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. More here.

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Three signs to look for.

by mmarshall on Tue 5th Feb 2008 03:00 UTC

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2005-07-12

There are three important things to look for when searching for a good programmer:

1. Sandles
2. Pony Tail
3. Body Oder

I'm a so-so programmer; I only pass number 3.

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RE: Three signs to look for.

by Coxy on Tue 5th Feb 2008 09:56 in reply to "Three signs to look for."

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2006-07-01

I think point 3 is a prerequisite to get you into university doing anything with computers. To get into the pompey university's computing department you really need a gas mask.

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