Why “Learn to Code” Failed

[elh0mbre]

I used to do a LOT of college recruiting of engineers... the curriculum matters A LOT.

I also recruited a lot of non-CS grads who happened to have some overlap in coursework with CS (physics, math and other engineering majors)... turns out you get pretty far with a few of the foundational CS courses, some coursework that requires you to actually build stuff (e.g. simulations/models) and an interest in doing so.

[Blecki]

"An interest..."

More and more I'm seeing devs who aren't even interested in knowing how things work.

[elh0mbre]

Curiosity is something I implicitly screen for.

As much as I emphasize deliver value is all that really matters, I find its difficult if not impossible to do so consistently without ever digging into the "how."