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I'm not sure about anyone else but this guy's cocksure tone came off as really arrogant. I applaud him for being able to land a job with little programming experience, but playing that fast and loose isn't a good tactic for anyone in my opinion.

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Hi NotQuantum, thank you for reading the article. These methods may seem a bit brash, and frankly I agree that they are. However, from my experience I have found that if you don't stand out from the crowd when applying to jobs you lower your chances. At the end of the day, your work ethic and quality of work determines whether you are a successful employee or not, but most people don't even get the chance to show their true value because of the flawed and archaic hiring processes that we have currently in the industry.

I'd hope it's a writing issue, as I certainly agree that, should someone present themselves like this, it would seem very transparent.

I think it's fine to strategize in such ways, but you have to be a savvy communicator to pull off this level of ... scheming?

haha possibly. I was never much of a writer. I wouldn't necessarily call it scheming though. It's just trying to increase your odds of success in a system that can be exploited.

That's exactly the issue. If you go into the field of software development thinking that you can just "exploit" your way to the top you'll find yourself falling short. That kind of mentality leads to poor deliverable.

You can never just exploit your way to the top. You need more than just interview skills to do that. You need many many more skills. However, most developers that I have met that are fantastic programmers have a real issue interviewing and they never get a chance to demonstrate their true value at a company.

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