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Leonid Mamchenkov's Blog: Where did all the PHP programmers go?
posted Friday June 06, 2008 @ 13:43:20
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BY CHRIS CORNUTT
Frustrated by the trouble he's having finding a really good PHP developer to fill a few positions, has posted about this process he's been going through - the good, the bad and the downright ugly - of trying to find those right, qualified folks.
During the last six month or so, I've been looking to hire a PHP programmer for at least three companies. I have spoken to quite a few people on the phone, reviewed a bunch of resumes, and even interviewed a few. Out of all those candidates I recommended to hire exactly zero.
Some of the "roadbumps" he experienced along the way include the interviewees inability to write down code without a computer and them giving either the wrong or no answers to simple, common knowledge computing questions. So, he came up with a list of what he calls the "roots of the problem". Included in the list are things like:
- PHP is an ugly language
- PHP is rich with secondary reasons
- PHP is getting mature
- PHP avoidance
Also be sure to check out this response from Nick Jenkins to Leonid's post.
UPDATE: Leonid has also posted a follow-up post with a few corrections and clarifications of the original post.
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PHPClasses.org: Is the PHP certification worth it? (Interview)
posted Wednesday May 28, 2008 @ 12:04:09
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BY CHRIS CORNUTT
In this new post to the PHPClasses.org blog, Manuel Lemos looks at the PHP Certification Exam - whether it's worth it, how can you take it and includes an interview with a ZCE, Mauricio Garcia about his experience with it.
Although I am certain that having a PHP certification is not the only way to demonstrate that a PHP developer is really qualified, I am sure that it helps hinting employers about his skills, and so become more open to negotiate better salaries. Having a PHP certification also helps a developer stand out from the crowd of developers that apply to a job but do not have any certification.
In the interview Manuel talks with Mauricio (a Brazilian PHP developer) about whether or not he feels the certification is worth it, how a developer can take it and what they need to do to prepare for it as well as a mention of a book that might help.
Michael Kimsal has also posted some of his own thoughts on the certification issue (and of the comments made during the interview).
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Hasin Hayder's Blog: I dont give you a damn, if...
posted Tuesday May 20, 2008 @ 08:43:07
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BY CHRIS CORNUTT
This post from Hasin Hayder has been getting a lot of attention lately as well as both positive and negative feedback (check out the comments) on the "I don't give you a damn, if..." method of interviewing.
From Hasin Hayder's original post:
The reason behind writing this blog post is I've interviewed some candidates recently and They dont know the name of the developers of PHP, MySQL or almost any other libraries they make their living on. They dont even know the history of these tools.
Both Vidyut Luther and Chris Shiflett have posted their opinions on the approach, both supporting his ideas noting that good PHP developers are passionate about what they do. That passion usually shows itself in learning as much as they can about the language, both knee deep in code and in finding out about the community around it.
Christopher Kunz thinks a bit differently, however:
I have to ask myself: What are you guys taking? Are you seriously discussing any kind of name-dropping as an interview subject? It's not only irrelevant who created a programming language, it's even a hindrance for interviewers since all that small-talk bullshit takes precious time off the actual knowledge assessment.
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