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alistairSHyesterday at 11:33 AM5 repliesview on HN

Maybe I’m an oddball, but I’d rather hire a new grad with sound fundamentals, but learned on an older tech stack, then somebody with all the buzzwords but no fundamentals.

And I’ve always found summer internships to be good way to find out. Even better if the candidate is willing to work part-time through their senior year.


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kelipsoyesterday at 11:48 AM

Yeah. I see a phrase like “hirable skills” and… it feels like “skills” that are probably going to be outdated every couple of months.

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compounding_ityesterday at 11:47 AM

The Pythagoras theorem doesn’t change even if you use an LLM. Fundamentals shouldn’t either. Don’t see why schools should see this any differently.

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raw_anon_1111yesterday at 8:45 PM

Yes it is just you. Every application for a job gets hundreds of applications. A company is not going to hire someone with no experience or knowledge over someone who does.

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cmiles74yesterday at 12:13 PM

I mean yeah, I agree, but is it that hard to keep relevant technology in the mix? I'm not saying everything has to be cutting edge!

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