Submission + - Ask SlashDot: Are the majority of developers bad at what they do? 1
ramoneThePoolGuy writes: Long time listener, first time caller.
We are looking to fill a senior developer/architect position in our firm. I am disappointed with the applicants thus far, and quite frankly it has me worried about the overal quality of developers/engineers as a whole.
For instance, today I asked an engineer with 20+ years of experience to describe to me the basic process of public/private key encryption. They had no clue.
I asked another applicant a similar question: "Suppose you wanted to send me a file with very sensitive information, how would you encrypt it in such a way that I would decrypt it?" They started off by asking me if it was an excel file, a PDF, etc.
In general, I'm finding that an overwhelmingly number of developers I've interviewed have very little understanding of key concepts, especially when it comes to securing data.
Are other firms experiencing this same dilemma in finding qualified applicants?
(Quite frankly it scares me that some of these developers are building sites that need to be secure)
We are looking to fill a senior developer/architect position in our firm. I am disappointed with the applicants thus far, and quite frankly it has me worried about the overal quality of developers/engineers as a whole.
For instance, today I asked an engineer with 20+ years of experience to describe to me the basic process of public/private key encryption. They had no clue.
I asked another applicant a similar question: "Suppose you wanted to send me a file with very sensitive information, how would you encrypt it in such a way that I would decrypt it?" They started off by asking me if it was an excel file, a PDF, etc.
In general, I'm finding that an overwhelmingly number of developers I've interviewed have very little understanding of key concepts, especially when it comes to securing data.
Are other firms experiencing this same dilemma in finding qualified applicants?
(Quite frankly it scares me that some of these developers are building sites that need to be secure)
