From the course: Tech Career Skills: Interviewing Developers
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Deeper questions
From the course: Tech Career Skills: Interviewing Developers
Deeper questions
- Technology changes faster than any of us can keep up. So I don't expect a candidate to be up to date on all of the latest languages or tools or processes. But ideally, I would like them to have some idea of what's out there that they don't know yet. To find out, I asked the question. If you could acquire complete expertise in some leading edge technology by magic, what would it be? The technology that they name tells me a lot. If they name something that's fairly small or without a lot of depth, then that probably means they are more focused on day-to-day development concerns. Here's an answer like that. - There's this new JavaScript framework for working with NoSQL data objects. I would really love to learn that. - Any answer that involves a technology that could be learned in a week or two indicates a focus on routine day-to-day technologies. And that's okay for a junior position on a large team. But for senior positions,…
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Deeper questions2m 21s
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What's your philosophy of user interface design?2m 32s
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Comparing platforms2m 17s
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Pros and cons of agile methodologies2m 2s
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How do you become familiar with new technologies?1m 36s
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Questions about n-tier architectures2m 5s
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No-win situations2m 59s
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Team work and individual work1m 14s
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User experience1m 2s
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