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You're not a compiler!
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You're not a compiler!

At conferences, it’s common to get gifts at booths. In general, you need to pass some some sort of challenge. Some of those challenges involve answering a code puzzle, like guessing the output of running some code snippet.

Aug 27, 2017
The sad state of developer interviews
Miscellaneous

The sad state of developer interviews

Recruiting is a complex process, and recruiting developers even more so. In this post, I will focus solely on the interviewing part (and leave the rant about recruiters who are paid 1 year of the candidate’s salary to just match buzzwords for another time). I recently stumbled upon an article about interview questions, again, telling you about 'right' answers for such and such questions.

Feb 28, 2016
Miscellaneous

Dear recruiters

I had been pleasantly surprised last time when, after connecting on LinkedIn, a recruiter sent me a personalized mail. It was the first time it happened, and I found this gesture showed that the recruiter cared about the relationship. Besides, the job I currently have was found on LinkedIn - or more correctly, a recruiter found me for this job. This is to say that I have nothing against neither recruiters nor LinkedIn.

Nov 9, 2014
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