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Comment by JonnieCache | Hacker News Reader

>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer.

That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on the right résumé.

The whole thing is just what we've come to expect from facebook by now tbh.

True, but it does suck to be banned from the ubiquitous platform in which you've spent time becoming highly specialized.

edit: Apparently he developed a browser plugin that doesn't use Facebook's API, so it looks like this may actually be a decent endorsement.

Yes it does. But programming is one of those nice fields where you can usually pick up the pieces and relearn things pretty quickly if doors happen to close on you.

Highly specialized in facebook API? If you are a half decent developer you can easily pick up any API in few days if not in few hours.

Not on facebook. It feels like IE6 in development. About one billion pittfalls and the documentation is not helpful most of the time.

It could cause problems for him if the company he wants to work at uses the Facebook API. The work might be done through the company's account but the company may not want to risk Facebook finding out he is part of their team and shutting them down.

I'd say it limits his chances of finding any employment where facebook is used for communication.

To my mind, that sounds like a good thing. My employer using Facebook for communication sounds just terrible.

not only terrible but irresponsible

If that limits his chances of finding a programmer job, his talent is very limited.

In the future, all restaurants are Taco Bell and all computer systems are Facebook.

For anyone curious, this a reference to Demolition Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiDoOgRTpk

Employers often do background checks and if they find out he was banned by Facebook that may work against him.

Background checks ping public records for things like convictions and residence history. There is no way a "ban from Facebook" would show up on one of these.

Background checks these days pretty typically include your name being googled, especially if it's in tech.

How do employers find out the ban? I thought it's a private matter. Does Facebook have a list of all banned developers?

He published the info on the internet. Will be easy to find using Google.

So it's like he put it in his resume. I am sorry. I feel sorry for the guy, and I don't know whether Facebook is justified in banning him. But if Facebook doesn't want to play ball, just move on.

I found it and I wasn't even looking for it.

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