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0 pointsarethuza16y ago0 comments

I've probably hired about the same number - the guys who were the absolute best were from CS backgrounds. Probably depends on the kind of systems you are building.

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corruption16y ago· 1 in thread

I wasn't meaning that they had no CS backgrounds, but had a cross-discipline background. I've never hired someone without a degree in computer science, but the best had a multidisciplinary background (e.g. cs + english, cs + a biological science, cs + psychology etc)

arethuzaOP16y ago

The guys (yes, they were all guys) I meant all had pure CS backgrounds. Either 4 year BSc degrees, some with PhDs on top of that (I'm in the UK so PhD is typically research only).

Of course, YMMV. These were core product developers - the folks who did well in customer facing roles did have more varied backgrounds.

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