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Different strokes. Owning that stuff would add way more overhead and stress for me. Different folks.

Where? Is it for some sort of "premium" access? Otherwise, that's what tax dollars go towards.

Pinstagram?!?

Why don't they just partner with Warby Parker?

If Google just made us pay for this service (individually without having to create a Google Apps account) all our feers might go away.

Why are business SO reluctant for a standards "pay for what you get" business model?

W == Why, as in, "Why the fuck?".

1 - I use an Oxford comma 2 - WTF are we talking about Oxford commas?

I wrote that prior to realizing it was a game :) I can now save a lot of them. I feel much better.

I feel bad the lemmings splat and die :/

People (on average) are nervous, anxious, etc during an interview. I don't really care how they "naturally" react in that situation as THAT situation isn't day-to-day (at least not in the software companies I've spent my time) so I'm almost don't really care about that.

I really just care about how well they problem solve, not problem solve in a fox-hole with bullets flying over their head.

Having been hiring developers, designers, and product managers for the better part of the last ten years ..... I agree.

I also hate the actual interview itself. So little time to try and learn something that for the most part cannot be learned in a high pressure, nervous, anxiety ridden situation (I realize I am also being interviewed, assessed, and reviewed). However, this is a different point altogether from what the author is discussing.

I do think it's great to try and understand how someone

1 - Problem solves 2 - Approaches asking questions, interacting with other people, etc

And quizes can sometimes be a way to figure that out.

I've just found that when using quizzes it's better to openly communicate with the person what you, the interviewer, are trying to better understand. I always pre-amble a quiz (if and when I do use one)

"hey, I'm going to ask you a question/quiz/riddle. It's important to note I could CARE LESS about the answer. I'm really looking to better understand how you would go about solving this. So please, make sure to walk me through your thought process and don't hesitate to ask me any questions along the way".

I also like to make it clear how it ties into what the person will be working on. For example

"the reason I ask, is one of the first projects you will be working on is ___________, so knowing how you approach nebulous problems will be important"

The best response I had to this is

Well, I might do X,Y,and Z, but to your real question, I have a great example, mind if I share that?

Also, this is just a data point. Going back to my second paragraph, I've never once "not hired" someone based on how well they think on their feet in an anxiety ridden, pressure filed, hour of their life in a room with total strangers.

This is a marketing blog post about his product, not a lessons learned!

BE WARNED!!!

Totally kidding, I think.

-- "The fact of the matter is that people usually do notice, if only subconsciously."

SUPER IMPORTANT!

Awesome, now bring it to market. Until then, as a consumer, I could care less about Microsoft.

All their amazing R&D didn't make W8, their phones, or their tablets any more enjoyable or purchasable.

This doesn't necessarily hold true for technology.

In fact, the longer in the field the the more dated the education becomes. Our field is changing and knowledge is turning over so fast that a ten year old degree is borderline irrelevant vs someone who has experience in "today's technologies, methodologies, etc".

There are fundamentals which hold true from college, but a large majority of the technologies, techniques, etc are no longer relevant.

Didn't redirect for me

I respectfully disagree.

I used the word Jihad as it best reflects how personal it becomes to some people. It's not a matter of taste, but a matter of "being".

My main point, which clearly wasn't well articulated, was STEP YELLING AT ME. I can't change it. Nor do I care.

Yell at Apple, or Google, or whoever can act on it. Boycott them all you want. Just don't vilify me simply because I happen to like the platform you happen to hate.

You do that, and I promise to not yell at you for the platform you like that I happen to hate (as an example, I honestly could give two shits about Apple or Android .... it's a god damn phone).

<<nothing related to what you said, just a general comment>>

If more people just bought what they liked, shut the hell about it, and didn't rage jihad against the opposite platform, the internet would be WAY better.

It was available on iOS until iOS 6

I hear ya. It's all about balancing short term vs long term.

My general reaction to Craftsmanship is they pull toward an equally unhealthy end of the spectrum. Only focusing on quality is equally as bad as never focusing on quality.

My grandfather, who is a master by rank in the union, always told me, "there is no 'right' way. It's a matter of communicating and balancing the trade-offs".

Of course they care, but they are also willing to compromise with an over bent towards getting the job done. At least observing my dad and grandfather who have been in the plumbing industry their entire adult lives.

Software Craftsman, on average, trend towards the code is the ultimate goal and/or product. The job WILL NOT get done if they don't like how the code will be written. They've swung the pendulum too far in the opposite direction.

Ultimately, its a give and take between the business and software. In fact, this holds true FOR ANY DEPARTMENT in a business. Marketing I'm sure feels some of the same feelings development do, as does UX, as does finance, as does sales, etc.

I am truly disgusted by the "on average" behavior and attitude that accompanies most "software craftsman".

As a programmer of 13+ years ... YES, YES, A THOUSAND TIMES YES

It's definitely a tool if you want "a" data point "really fast". I won't argue against that. However, I would use it for "just" that and nothing more. I wouldn't use it to drive the entire decision.

Per your point of disagreement, and depending entirely on the type of app, I stand by my point. You're anchoring the disagreement "quality". A down and dirty "test the waters" app is a lot less expensive than a "quality" app (ignoring apps that can't really have a down and dirty, like complex video games or something).

I would agree, that on average, a "quality" app would take longer then a down and dirty "test the water" app. However, so long as you can get a down and dirty out the door so easily, we will see crap in the app stores.

Stop building movies NO ONE wants to see, books NO ONE wants to read, etc, etc.

Nothing will stop this from happening ... especially when the cost of build/deploy <= cost of comprehensive research

In regards to the site ...

Asking someone "yeah, I'd use that", vs getting them to download and use (ignoring pay, but that's also key :)) is totally different

We all saw that coming. It's a bummer as adding your own "style", "theme", "whatever you want to call it" isn't that hard.

I think a lot of early stage startups are staffing less graphic art/design via their dependence on Bootstrap.

All in all, it is a sweet front end visual framework!

I love me some Bootstrap!

The term "pivot" has clearly "jumped the shark".

I've also viewed "mobile first" as thought/design methodology that doesn't mandate you must then "build" mobile first.

So, from the outside looking in knowing this is a tough subject to "sum up" in a few paragraphs ...

What's the end goal? I find it incredibly more insulting, demeaning, and counter productive to include someone JUST because they are white, black, female, asian, etc. It's just as discriminatory as excluding them.

In fact, in my opinion, it's far worse. It's discrimination masquerading as equality.

You want everyone treated equal? Awesome. The best speakers get in, period. You vary from that in either direction, and you are embracing inequality.

Eat more fiber