Are Codes Samples a Relic Of Old Times?
References—yes, but code samples?
Are you going to ask your surgeon to perform a sample surgery—so that you know how she works? Ask the body shop to change a tire to proof they are able too?
Yet in programming…
Many forget, that there are major ethical implications: Is it right to take code from your place(s) of employment and share it with others? (And sometimes it is getting really bizarre: A friend was asked to share the whole source code of a software because the sample code didn’t show enough of his skills…)
What happens with the code you shared?
Besides that—what is a code sample really telling you about the quality of a programmer?
Not much, because you might very well end up with some code that has been beautified for the pure purpose of getting hired. Or, even worst, the code of someone else (found on the net).
Does it prove the programmer will be able to perform what you need done?
Of course not!
Is it nothing than a relic from old times when nobody really knows how to figure what makes a descent programmer?
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Are you going to ask your surgeon to perform a sample surgery—so that you know how she works? Ask the body shop to change a tire to proof they are able too?
Yet in programming…
Many forget, that there are major ethical implications: Is it right to take code from your place(s) of employment and share it with others? (And sometimes it is getting really bizarre: A friend was asked to share the whole source code of a software because the sample code didn’t show enough of his skills…)
What happens with the code you shared?
Besides that—what is a code sample really telling you about the quality of a programmer?
Not much, because you might very well end up with some code that has been beautified for the pure purpose of getting hired. Or, even worst, the code of someone else (found on the net).
Does it prove the programmer will be able to perform what you need done?
Of course not!
Is it nothing than a relic from old times when nobody really knows how to figure what makes a descent programmer?
Can a code sample show you how well a programmer works in a team?
Or is it simple that hiring managers are clueless and too lazy to educate themselves?
Asking for source code tells you more about the hiring company than the programmer!
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