Yeah but then you either need to compile and redistribute binaries for several platforms, or make sure that each target user has rust/cargo installed. Plus some devs don’t trust compiled binaries in something like an npm package

You haven’t used windows in like 30 years? It’s quite different now lol

Most common development platform in the world

I try to write things to be cross-platform; with node builds, I avoid anything using shell scripting so that we can support Windows builds as well. As such, I usually write the deployment scripts in Node itself, but sometimes python if it’s supported by our particular CI/CD pipeline

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I am of the opinion that production software shouldn’t be written in shell languages. If it’s something which needs to be redistributed, I would write it in python or something

Unironically love powershell

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Maybe not scifi, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable to want to hire people who read.

I feel that if we only hire purely based on technical ability, we are creating dysfunctional and unempathetic workplaces. If we all see our jobs inherently transactionally, it breeds discontent. Employees are less likely to stay more than a couple years and institutional knowledge becomes weak with a constantly rotating roster of hot-swappable engineers. Obviously, this requires the employer to treat the employees well; if someone is a good performer then they should get more than a cost of living adjustment every other year. We are creating economic engines and not cultures worth spending 8 hours a day in

No

It’s not 100% about getting the best developer, it’s about team culture

I think it’s better to get an intuitive/human understanding of an applicant rather than making them take an SAT of Javascript questions. Above all, I value flexibility and the ability to learn new things. A lot of the people I don’t want to work with kind of just learned react at a bootcamp and that’s all they know how to do

Do you have a strong preference for Marvel over D.C. or did you you lie lol

Here’s a twist to the question: what if the company created artistic products? For example, a game development studio? Would the fiction you read/watch/etc be more relevant to the job? Even for software engineers

I think your answer would be perfect, but it begs the question: should employers try to hire people who read long form text recreationally (i.e: books)? Does it correlate to better written communication skills? I think I owe my ability to communicate asynchronously at work to the years I spent on web forums online

I doubt it’s explicitly illegal, but who knows what you can be accused of

If you asked me my favorite sci fi and I said it was the Black Science comics, or Atomic Robo, is that a yes or a no?

It’s a yes, I’m not particular about the format/medium. Same with my other interview questions, the answers don’t matter so much as the fact that you CAN answer the question

how are these yuppies sneaking through your screening at all? It’s not evident in the interview?

It’s not exactly a criteria for the interview. Plus I’m not the only one interviewing. yuppies attract yuppies

That’s not exactly what I want to select for though. I guess leaving it open ended lets them convince me of the culture fit rather than just trying to check a box. Maybe they don’t give a shit about science fiction, but they’re really into science or art. That’s cool, too