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I may be misreading. With only a year of instruction and no coding background previously, he was able to get a position at Google? Is this the norm? As a hirin
by lpsz 10y ago
I may be misreading. With only a year of instruction and no coding background previously, he was able to get a position at Google? Is this the norm?
As a hiring manager, I would be concerned that a candidate with such short exposure to the field and no real projects under their belt would just be too green to carry their weight.
- w1ntermute 10y ago> With only a year of instruction and no coding background previously, he was able to get a position at Google? Is this the norm? That depends on your definition of "norm". The average person could probably spend their entire life preparing for a Google interview and never get an offer. Others could enter any field of their choosing and reach a very high level of competency in just a matter of months. Seems like the OP falls in the latter category.
- lpsz 10y agoNo matter how academically bright someone is, practical coding experience is still highly desirable.
- w1ntermute 10y agoIt has nothing to do with academics - some people can pick up practical skills much more quickly than others.
- hackerboos 10y agoSounds like he knows how to invert binary trees [1]. So the rest will come later... [1] - https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768?lang=en https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768?lang=en