TheCodedWorld

This week I quit my job. There are several reasons to my descision but the determining factor was that my current job wasn't going in the same direction as I want my career to go. Moving on to another employer can be emotional. You can feel sad for leaving people you have become good friends with, it can feel a bit scary to move on to something you don't know that well, and at the same time it is exiting to explore something new. I have all these emotions. But I feel that I need to take this step. I have been working pretty much for the same company since 2009, but the tasks have been very different and no single year has been the same as any other, hence I have learned a lot and as far as I know both fellow developers and managers agree that I have made a good contribution over the years. It has been a good cooperation between me and the company. However, lately I have felt that my career isn't going in the direction I want it to. This has lead to my motivation dropp...

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I have been shifting back and forth on the question if it is a good idea to let developers do some kind of coding test before hiring them. After careful consideration I have come to the following conclusions: Yes! You should test the developers coding skills somehow. The test should be performed in a real environment, using real tools. Not on a whiteboard or by using some online web page. Invite the applicant to take the test at your office. Sit together for a while and help him get started but also give him the chance to sit on his own for a while. The test must be relevant to the kind of job he is applying for. One of the most important aspects is the ability to write extendible and maintainable code. This is very very important. So here comes the rationale: The number of years of experience stated on a paper DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING when it comes to telling how good a developer is. I have worked with people directly from the University that produce great code that is well ...