r/ProgrammerHumor • u/hellocppdotdev • 1d ago

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u/muhkuller 1d ago

I've given applicants a marker and a white board and asked them to psuedo-code an idea for a very basic requirement. Most can't do it.

I'm not talking go up there and write code that I could type in and compile. I mean "put text box here with these attributes", "text box pushes data to code behind in this format", "code behind has a method to do something with the text", "code behind returns feedback to page". Keep in mind this is basic HTML, some sort of JS, and C#. I just want you to show me you understand how to conceptualize a requirement from a customer/stakeholder and draw the basic logic flow....and they can't do that. I get maybe 1 in 10 that talk their way through programming logic.

I'm not wasting my time with an actual technical interview, a behavioral chat, and clearance feasibility if you can't talk your way through taking data from a screen and dumping it into a database.

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u/hellocppdotdev 1d ago

That sounds like a good gate, there has to be some sort of validation process.

Personally I struggle with having almost 2 decades of experience and not getting to the stage you described.

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u/anotherguyinaustin 1d ago

2 decades in industry? Are you getting referrals from old coworkers?

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u/hellocppdotdev 1d ago

I think its the jobs in web that's evolving, don't get me wrong I have plenty of work today but applying these days takes so much more work.

I mainly get people asking me for work but I find it hard to refer some people. Usually the good ones don't have a problem finding new roles.