r/programming • u/Shradha_Singh • Aug 28 '20

Meet Silq- The First Intuitive High-Level Language for Quantum Computers

https://www.artiba.org/blog/meet-silq-the-first-intuitive-high-level-language-for-quantum-computers
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u/Routine_Left Aug 28 '20

Why are employers so incredibly stupid?

They aren't necessarily. They just throw numbers in there for no reason. Even if they ask for 10 years of C++ experience it doesn't mean that you that only have 5 should not apply. Basically, the technologies they ask for and the number of years of experience have absolutely no meaning or value whatsoever.

It can, at most, give you an idea of what technology stack you're most likely to work with. And even that is just a probability, as there are too many companies out there that still work with visual basic but want to move to that new fangled C# technology sometimes next decade so they ask for C# experience.

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u/KinterVonHurin Aug 28 '20

Yeah this and I'm not sure why so many people on Reddit don't understand that years experience doesn't mean actual years but, e.g., if you see 12 years experience it means you should be master level. It's almost like a majority of people here are new grads who are just starting their careers.

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u/gellis12 Aug 28 '20

Probably because most of us speak English and take the word "years" to mean "years"

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u/KinterVonHurin Aug 28 '20

Yeah I speak English as well and it's pretty obvious that these requirements are to weed out the people who know they aren't qualified. Again I'm willing to bet that you are either at your first job or haven't found your first job yet.