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Is "Hiring only the Best" a really practical advice for normal desktop application programming?

For background, we are doing desktop engineering applications, with an AutoCAD like UI, something similar to etabs. One thing that really bugs me is, is there any need to hire the very best developers? For starters, we are experiencing great…
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How to retain student/intern programmers?

We have a small team in our department and typically employ 1-3 students/interns. The problem we have is retention. We like to hire a student that will stick around as part of the team for more than just a summer quarter. The problem is though…
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Is programming a profession not for a person with speech impairment?

My friend has 15 years of programming experience and Ph.D. in mathematics. He has also cerebral palsy with speech impairment. Because of his handicap, he chose to being a software developer after his Ph.D. As far as I can see, he is still an…
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Posting High Salary in Job Ad for Programmer

Would posting a high salary on a programmer job advertisement encourage strong candidates and weed out lesser candidates? The salary would be relative to the position. Edit: Maybe it wouldn't alter your application, but would you have any concerns…
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Should I expect recent grads to be familiar with basic programming concepts?

It seems there's a HUGE discrepancy between what I expect someone who's studied programming for a few years at university, and what one actually knows. I don't feel like I'm asking overcomplicated questions in interviews. Some of my usual questions…
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Is a request for a code sample after a job offer common?

I was verbally offered a job and the manager insisted that I start the day after the following day from the interview; so two days after the interview. I left the interview unsure of the offer the manager called me later that day and I agreed to…
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How long of a trial period do you use with programmers - how quickly can you tell if they are talented and a good fit?

It seems most jobs that I've been exposed to come with a 3 month trial period, during which the employer decides whether the employee is doing good enough work, and is a good fit. 3 months seem like overkill to me, for most cases we've known much…
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How do you look for programmers when your project's not in a particularly popular language?

So, we've got a product, written in Perl. Mind you, it's good Perl, pretty well object-oriented, with a strong functional-programming influence, extensive test suites, and it's an agile environment doing Extreme Programming with elements of…
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How valid is ITJobsWatch data?

(I've been wondering all day whether to ask this question here - my biggest concern would be that it would be seen as off-topic, or not relevant. It's not relevant to the US, this is true, but it is VERY relevant the UK market.) My question is: do…
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What do you absolutely have to know about a candidate before hiring him?

What essential questions do you have to know the answer for, about a prospective software development candidate, before hiring him/her? I'm not seeking specific interview problems (e.g. sort this 3D array of numbers in O(1) complexity), but simply…
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How do I find someone to build an app for me?

I have an idea that I would like to develop as an app. I have no programming skills though. -Can someone point to some resources on how I can hire a reputable company to do the job for me. What are important factors I should consider when…
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I've never interviewed anybody before... HELP?

There were 3 developers at this GIS tracking company, but now there's 2. Last week my boss was fired. Today, new developers will be coming in for interviews. They'll be coming in from a placement agency. I don't really know how to be on this side of…
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