How do you make sure you hire the right programmer?

[Mich the Tester]

So how to hire a programmer? Sod the interview, hire the one that has a cat, smells of booze, plays the guitar, and watches star trek

Ability to play the intro to Stairway to Heaven faultlessly and membership of a Dungeons and Dragons club.

[Mich the Tester]

Hiring testers is easier.

MTT to candidate "Tell me, which electronic gadgets have you broken recently, and how did you break them?"

[NickFitz]

"...anyone can get some experience by starting or contributing to a free software project. "

Indeed...

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[Halcyon]

Ability to play the intro to Stairway to Heaven faultlessly and membership of a Dungeons and Dragons club.

In one. You won't regret it (c:

[zeitghost]

Good to see this

BobShawadiwadi
2 Dec 2009, 1:36PM
I am doing all codes with much quickness and plenty cheapness.

Please be considering Bob Shawadiwadi for all your software outaourcing doings.

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CybermanTheTory
2 Dec 2009, 1:54PM
Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back? This would never have happened under the Tories.

[zeitghost]

Sminki Pinki

WHS

[Mich the Tester]

In one. You won't regret it (c:

By the way, the drums in Stairway start at 4mins 19 seconds. EVERY geek should know this.

[RichardCranium]

"...anyone can get some experience by starting or contributing to a free software project. "

Indeed...

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My eyes! My eyes!

(That is too remeniscent of 20+ years ago...)

[scotspine]

hire the one that has a cat, ... plays the guitar, ...
Simple

spooky

[zeitghost]

My eyes! My eyes!

(That is too remeniscent of 20+ years ago...)

Love the guy with the beeny plus propeller. A Proper Geek.