Agreed, I had a designer work with me on a contract who was inqusitive. I showed him that git can undo all his mistakes without affecting the team, taught him a good JavaScript foundation, and pointed him to some good resources. In a month he was proficient, in 6 you could not tell him from any other senior. He is out in the valley now doing well.
Moral of the story is inquisitiveness and problem solving are the two big skills to look for. Anyone can learn syntax.
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Agree, although junior vs senior is mostly bullshit too.
Agreed, I had a designer work with me on a contract who was inqusitive. I showed him that git can undo all his mistakes without affecting the team, taught him a good JavaScript foundation, and pointed him to some good resources. In a month he was proficient, in 6 you could not tell him from any other senior. He is out in the valley now doing well.
Moral of the story is inquisitiveness and problem solving are the two big skills to look for. Anyone can learn syntax.