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by selcuka 696 days ago
> The company has very excellent coding and test interviews but the codebase is just shit.

It is also possible that this is because of all the fraud developers they've hired. A "company" is not a person. It doesn't produce shit code itself. While management can also be a source of bad codebase, it is usually the developers.
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lawgimenez 696 days ago
Oh? Do you not blame the front office of a sports time for failing to win a championship or assembling a shitty team?
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selcuka 695 days ago
No, because resume fraud is very rare in sports. What is expected from an athlete is very clear. If they can't run x metres in y seconds then they are out. This is not so clear cut in software development, so yes, I don't blame management when they accidentally hire an incompetent, fraud developer.

Obviously it is a different story when management hires good developers but can't maintain a good workplace culture, apply unnecessary time pressure, don't pay them enough etc.

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gedy 696 days ago
> While management can also be a source of bad codebase, it is usually the developers.

Plot twist: the devs who are good at leet code quizzes are frequently crap product developers on teams.

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