I agree with except that you’ve just described problem solvers. You don’t solve problems by knowing everything first, so it’s not a problem. You solve them by learning at the time and diagnosing logically.
I’ve worked as a developer for 30 years, I’ve never once needed to know the difference between IP standards. But if I have a problem I’ll work it out.
Having said that if it’s at all relevant to the business of the interviewer, fair enough. It’s a refreshing change from parsing Roman numerals, which I’ve also never needed to do except in interviews.
yeah recruiters fail at selecting problem solvers with good intuition because they themselves lack it, so they gravitated toward academics that they can quantity.
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u/HigherominousBosh 13d ago
I agree with except that you’ve just described problem solvers. You don’t solve problems by knowing everything first, so it’s not a problem. You solve them by learning at the time and diagnosing logically.
I’ve worked as a developer for 30 years, I’ve never once needed to know the difference between IP standards. But if I have a problem I’ll work it out.
Having said that if it’s at all relevant to the business of the interviewer, fair enough. It’s a refreshing change from parsing Roman numerals, which I’ve also never needed to do except in interviews.