2 Apr
2006
2 Apr
'06
10:17 p.m.
On 4/3/2006 at 12:46 AM William Donzelli wrote:
Come to think about it - asking anyone anything about
assembly in an
interview these days is pretty moot.
Yeah, I know. But I don't want to hire the kid out of school who just did
his homework for grades. I want the kid who worked outside of class
assignments purely for the fun of it. I want the kid who just can't get
enough.
In short, I want another me. I believe that any organization benefits most
from self-starters and bootleg-project fanatics, not
from obedient drones
who fit neatly into the hierarchy. But then I'm a great
fan of Peter
Drucker and Gerard Fairtlough.
But yeah, assembly language, keypunches and listings are from days gone
by--and they'll not be back. But I'll bet I can still find a way to pick
out a dedicated self-starter. I don't even care of the person taking the
gimmick test doesn't get the gimmick. But I'd cross him or her off the
list automatically if he or she didn't insist on knowing the answer.
And you'll note that I used the word "programmer", not "coder".
Cheers,
Chuck