Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-27 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On 07/27/2017 09:59 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: If they have only ever used a single language, that may be a warning sign. Or if they list every language that they have ever smelled. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain Vybe Networks Inc. http://www.VybeNetworks.com/ IM:da...@vex.net VoIP:

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-27 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On 07/27/2017 09:34 AM, Rhodri James wrote: On 27/07/17 13:24, D'Arcy Cain wrote: Lesson: Look for programmers, not Python (or Perl or C or C++ or Java or...) programmers. This isn't universally true, I'm afraid. A friend of mine who is a very good C/assembler programmer simply cannot get

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-27 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-07-27, Gregory Ewing wrote: > I'd like to add that what you should really be looking for is not a > Python programmer as such, but simply a good, competent programmer. > > Any decent programmer will be able to quickly pick up what they need > to know about

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-27 Thread Rhodri James
On 27/07/17 13:24, D'Arcy Cain wrote: On 07/27/2017 02:31 AM, Gregory Ewing wrote: I'd like to add that what you should really be looking for is not a Python programmer as such, but simply a good, competent programmer. Any decent programmer will be able to quickly pick up what they need to

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-27 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On 07/27/2017 02:31 AM, Gregory Ewing wrote: I'd like to add that what you should really be looking for is not a Python programmer as such, but simply a good, competent programmer. Any decent programmer will be able to quickly pick up what they need to know about Python on the job. If they

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-27 Thread Gregory Ewing
I'd like to add that what you should really be looking for is not a Python programmer as such, but simply a good, competent programmer. Any decent programmer will be able to quickly pick up what they need to know about Python on the job. If they can't, then they're not good enough, and you

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-26 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
monica.sn...@gmail.com writes: > What would be some questions and answers so I gain a strong > understanding of my candidate that has Python experience? In addition to the resources others have pointed you at, it's worth mentioning that it can be very hard to gauge experience past the basics if

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-26 Thread Rick Johnson
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 3:45:35 PM UTC-5, MRAB wrote: > On 2017-07-26 20:04, Stefan Ram wrote: > > monica.sn...@gmail.com writes: > > > Hi I am in need some understanding on how to become more > > > knowledgeable while interviewing a candidate that > > > requires Python > > > > The only

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-26 Thread MRAB
On 2017-07-26 20:04, Stefan Ram wrote: monica.sn...@gmail.com writes: Hi I am in need some understanding on how to become more knowledgeable while interviewing a candidate that requires Python The only noun preceding "that" is "candidate". So, are you using "that" to refer to the

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-26 Thread Adam M
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 11:06:19 AM UTC-4, Monica Snow wrote: > Hi I am in need some understanding on how to become more knowledgeable while > interviewing a candidate that requires Python and other (see below) > experience for a position with Mass Mutual as Developer, Systems Design >

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-26 Thread jladasky
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 8:06:19 AM UTC-7, Monica Snow wrote: > Hi I am in need some understanding on how to become more knowledgeable while > interviewing a candidate that requires Python and other (see below) > experience... I just want to jump in to say thank you, Ms. Snow, for making

Re: Basic python understanding

2017-07-26 Thread Peter Otten
monica.sn...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi I am in need some understanding on how to become more knowledgeable > while interviewing a candidate that requires Python and other (see below) > experience for a position with Mass Mutual as Developer, Systems Design > Engineer, Web Engineer Director, Web

Basic python understanding

2017-07-26 Thread monica . snow1
Hi I am in need some understanding on how to become more knowledgeable while interviewing a candidate that requires Python and other (see below) experience for a position with Mass Mutual as Developer, Systems Design Engineer, Web Engineer Director, Web Engineer Consultant, and Full Stack