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Is Experience in Programming Worth Anything?

Posted by Cliff on from the today's-hiring-practices dept.

damphlett asks: "My boss is a person of considerable hiring power within the Software Development area of a major global Investment Bank. I've just had a conversation with him that scared the hell out of me. He believes that people with 10 years experience in C++ have nothing significant to offer over people with 2 years experience. As someone with 12 years C++ the difference is so self evident I barely knew where to begin explaining his error, but he won't be convinced otherwise. Can Slashdot offer up some tangible benefits that can result from 10+ years experience in programming that I can share with him?"

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  1. Re:The difference: Depends on the work by mbadolato · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    >> Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.

    And of course, two Wright's make an airplane ;-)