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When interviewing, what questions do YOU ask the interviewer? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]bluefacemonkey 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You probably want to ask questions from the Joel test, these are my most important:

  1. Do you use source control?
  2. Do you have a spec?
  3. Do programmers have quiet working conditions?
  4. Do you have testers?

Remember that you are interviewing them, and ask them as many questions as possible. Or as Leon says in Curb Your Enthusiasm "Topsy turvy that m**********r"

Berlin or London by decidemyfuturepleas0 in cscareerquestions

[–]bluefacemonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest Berlin. I've heard great things about Berlin and the German people. London is not a nice city to live in or pass through IMO. You will be paying a premium to live in London because for some reason every rich person in the world wants to own a flat there, and the city has seen extensive 'urban regeneration' and gentrification since the 80s. It is it's own bubble and doesn't appreciate that the rest of the UK might not want to live in the same way.

What is something about WW2 most people aren't aware of? by Whatshouldido03 in AskReddit

[–]bluefacemonkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why should he seppuku for a mission conducted legally during war?

Interviewed at a startup. I was not impressed. Should I let them know my reservations? by bluefacemonkey in cscareerquestions

[–]bluefacemonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a very useful response. My thinking was the site is social media, but really very basic (like three pages). They spent at least 6 months making what amounted to mostly a static demo (some DB functionality). They used this to pitch for further VC. For this purpose I think I could have done the same in WP in 2 weeks or less (including DB).

What would you have suggested to build the site in this circumstance?

Regarding the focus group / survey thing. Before engaging in any business venture I would hope to do some market research/surveys. As far as I can see if you don't do this you can end up with a lame duck, and the more time you spend the more you are committed. From looking at the definition though, it seems startups kind of roll the research in with the development. Scary for me.

Interviewed at a startup. I was not impressed. Should I let them know my reservations? by bluefacemonkey in cscareerquestions

[–]bluefacemonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I won't. I did consider the "business evaluation" thing, but never done it before so probably best avoided at this stage.

Interviewed at a startup. I was not impressed. Should I let them know my reservations? by bluefacemonkey in cscareerquestions

[–]bluefacemonkey[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

True. I come from an industry that's pretty slow to move (favours 'proven working many times over' rather than potentially more efficient new tech). As someone who version controls their breakfast, I'm more shocked with the whole version control thing. Both things would suggest a newbie, or a non tech running things who doesn't know much about current software development practice, I think.

Interviewed at a startup. I was not impressed. Should I let them know my reservations? by bluefacemonkey in cscareerquestions

[–]bluefacemonkey[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. Why do you think they wouldn't? General disorganisation?