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		agumonkey on April 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The software industry's greatest sin: hiring Maybe due to the importance of soft skills ? or maybe a shift into the belief that they are important ? How was it in the 80s or 90s ? could you be hired just because you can fix or implement something even if you don't fit that well with a group ?

jackcosgrove on April 10, 2020 [–]

80s: we need to hire somebody who can code

90s: we need to hire everybody who can code

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