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by planck 6155 days ago
"PG, RTM, and TLB would probably fail your test -- they don't use SQL, they use flat files."

Well, then they likely wouldn't be a good fit for the position the OP is hiring for, since it requires using SQL, not flat files.
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vax_11 6155 days ago
It would be nice to see who's upvoting this so I could add them to an IDIOTS file.

Any of the above people could obviously EASILY pick up whatever SQL you happened to be using. RTM could wipe the floor with you, the OP, and everyone else on your team.

If your interview process filters out people like RTM, your filtering is broken.

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planck 6154 days ago
When you're hiring for any normal development position, ability matters more than reputation. If I was interviewing someone for a job that required writing SQL and asked them to write some SQL, and they couldn't, I wouldn't hire them. What is so hard to understand about that?

I'm sure that I could EASILY pick up the skills required to be a gardener, but would you hire me to tend your rose bushes based on that fact? No, and that's what this discussion is about.

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