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pjc50 on May 4, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The programming talent myth

Most people can't draft a portrait in an interview for a programming job. Most people interviewed as portrait artists would, as would quite a lot of people in related trades (such as graphic designers).

The fact that programming interviewers give this kind of test and it's widely failed shows what a bad state objective evaluation of programmers is in.

taeric on May 4, 2015 [–]

If portrait artist trades were paying as highly as programming, I'd wager you'd see a lot more failures at that level, as well.

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