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- From: tomd@interramp.com (Tom Donaldson)
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- Subject: Re: Difficulty hiring people with C++ experience.
- Date: 13 Jan 1996 23:27:29 GMT
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- In article <gmandelDL1Aup.4L6@netcom.com>
- gmandel@netcom.com (Glenn Mandelkern) writes:
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- > >> Many great programmers have a large stock of reference books and FAQ's,
- > >> can you bring those to an interview?
- > >
- > >Bring them all in yer head.
- >
- > I seriously hope you are not suggesting that I memorize all my Graphics Gems
- > volumes, all of Stroustrup's books, the O'Reilly X series, my numerous
- > magazine subscriptions, etc. with the hopes of proving to someone that
- > I know a subject. A big fallacy in the American education system is the
- > rewarding of grades if you can parrot back information. Unfortunately,
- > many employers adopt a similar system. The way that information keeps
- > growing, time would not allow one person to memorize it all.
-
- I would hope that some of the concepts stuck, if not the
- details. You can always look up the details. Parrots are not
- very good at applying concepts. They just crap on the rug.
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