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Wondering if the Live Unit Testing came from the acquisition/integration of the Alive project. Very interesting indeed.

Reminds me of A Boy and his Blob. Good work.

The term "senior developer" is an unfortunate one because it can mean a really good, skilled and experienced developer. But it usually means 20 years of experience (1yr exp * 20) or they've just been around so long that the "senior" part refers to age.

Too many times I've been in a technical interview where they asked me to define design patterns, but never ask me when/how to actually use them. I usually decline their offers.

When I interview candidates, I look for a good foundation for what they will be working with like do they know the difference between class and struct and the implications of using them (day 1 kind of stuff).

Then I ask them about how they would go about solving a problem they were unfamiliar with. Google-foo is a skill that must be learned and honed. I don't care if you can spit off all sorts of acronyms, I want to know if you are capable of using common sense to solve a problem.

Last but not least, how do they stay up-to-date and relevant. Not looking for the 8 to 5 developers and not interested in those cutting-edge guys either.

Must have good understanding of the basics, principals and skills in problem solving. Telling a block of code that you have a masters in CS will NOT make the bug go away.

This is hilarious!

Nice, I just gave a talk on Xamarin and building cross-platform native apps at a mobile workshop this weekend.

Aw, man! :(

I wrote an automated task back in 2002 to send a love note via email to my wife at random times during the week to make it look like I was thinking about her. Unfortunately the code had an issue and it flooder her with email and she knew what I had done >:(

lol! I too spent hours tweaking modem params to get the best speeds. Sometimes having to disconnect and reconnect because the ISP connected me at 33.6 instead of 56k (or more commonly 48.8).

I still remember the commercials for 56k with some little kid boasting to his friend that he could "stream" videos.

This would be a great way to entertain yourself by bribing with random and weird objects such as a day old onion bagel.

HP is cutting telecommuting to improve collaboration. What do you think the result will be? When I'm bored at the office I go and mess around with co-workers or find ways to leave early.

Build a product and sell it/subscriptions. This is a question with an ever elusive answer that we all seek. Hard work is key to earning a good living.

It's not my site. I'm not sure how the numbers were done, but if you refresh, they're...moaned in a new way.

No, not my site at all. Completely agree it's ridiculous though :)

Do it. I signed up. Will you have it by Monday? :)

Awesome read.

Didn't contain any sensitive information, so not a huge deal in my opinion. Obviously someone needs to pay attention though.

lmfao! "So, it came down to one thing, I let my startup fail, or I cut my dick off. To me, the answer was obvious"

This was just what I needed to break the stress of my day.

Interesting article. I actually have a talk that I give about this exact issue. I laugh at anyone [developers] who calls themselves an "expert" unless it's followed by a very specific, narrow topic.

I dislike the title "Senior" when discussing developers because it's usually just a title given to those who have 1) been there there at least 3 years or 2) Have n years of development related experience on their resume. The problem is, the title is associated with level of assumed expertise. As the article says, these guys can barely answer a basic question.

However, that's not to say that they don't know how to be productive or produce quality results.

It wouldn't be so bad if developers just went out and read someone else's code or attended a code camp or user group, but they don't.

I disagree with "In most cases, the “best and the brightest” already have jobs, so you’re really just on the lookout for the best available.". Just because one is employed does not mean one is taken. If you want the best you have to work at it. Appeal to their desires and they'll come to you. Looking for the "best available" is no better than settling. In my opinion you'll end up doing a disservice to both your company and the new hire.

Good point about a home brew setup. I suppose my "funny" statement was insensitive. I only meant it was an interesting situation.

You would think that equipment valued at $12m would have safety features to prevent damage from rogue commands. Interesting.

" alcoholism is often linked to highly driven, ambitious, over-achieving personality types." gives me a reason to worry.

If you're only referring to what recruiters send to you, then you're frustration is for not. While I can understand your issues with labels, this is a keyword driven era where you have to summarize your entire skill set into a few short keywords so people can categorize you.

While recruiters tend to generalize requirements, they aren't looking for generalists. They're looking for candidates that match specific keywords.

I get letters from them for Drupal contracts, when the C# to Drupal ratio is 500:1 on my resume.

Unfortunately, the tech world has made us "our f-ing khakis".

This is a nice Gem for sure. Using the Twitter and G+ widgets are ok, but 1) they aren't always accurate and 2) Who cares about them? Seeing activity on HN and Reddit is great.

What are the performance implications of having this gem running on a page?

I assume this is still in beta? It's an interesting approach for sure, teach by doing.

Excellent article. The points about cutting the fluff and provide a solution are critical, in my opinion, to a piece that's worth spending my time to read. Most opinion based articles tend to restate the obvious but never offer anything beyond that. Great, so you can write about what everyone already knows, good for you! Give me something to care about.

I'll be sharing this with my twitter followers.