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24 alternatives to Fog Creek - Make Better Software: We're Bad at Interviewing Developers with Kerri Miller

How to hire and interview developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fog Creek - Make Better Software: We're Bad at Interviewing Developers with Kerri Miller launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Startup Junkie - 09: Mill Creek Software Owner Kelly Miller▲55
The challenges of finding skilled coders and growing two bu…
2015 · startupjunkie.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
2
Fog Creek - The Problems with Open Source ▲70
And how to fix them with Justin Searls
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
3
CodeBunk▲75
Online Interviewing of Developers Done Right
2015 · its alternatives →
4
Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #2, Onboarding Developers▲52
Let's make developer onboarding experiences better
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
5
Hello Tech Pros: How To Recruit Software Developers Who Code Like Artists▲54
AB Periasamy on team culture and open source
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
6
Don't Make Me Code - 8: I Only Work On Ugly Products▲58
Why designers and dev co's need each other
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
7
Make Better Software Magazine by Fog Creek & Friends▲79
Free 40 page mag about making software, hiring & leadership
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Hello Tech Pros: Confirmation Bias▲60
The 3rd dysfunction of a software team
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
9
We Need Developers▲92
Amazing companies searching for the best dev talent.
2019 · its alternatives →
10
Frontside the Podcast - #35: How We Hire Software Developers▲53
Our unusual and effective way to hire software developers
2016 · frontsidethepodcast.simplecast.com · its alternatives →
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Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #1▲54
A show about Developer Experience (DX) Design
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
12
Fresh Talent▲122
An evaluation too that helps you hire developers faster
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Fog Creek - How to Onboard Software Engineers with Kate Heddleston▲86
The essential elements to great staff onboarding
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Youbeer▲62
Nullified
2021 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
15
PairPro▲132
REPL + video conferencing + interview questions library
2020 · adaface.com · its alternatives →
16
The Changelog - CodeNewbie and Community with Saron Yitbarek▲57
How to help more people discover software development
2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →
17
Don't Make Me Code - 7: You’re The Developer Of Your Developer Experience▲58
How do you provide a single DX across multiple languages?
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
18
Hello Tech Pros: If You're Not Pair Programming You're Wasting Money▲60
Llewellyn Falco on why paired programming is critical
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
19
Developer Tea — Feature runways▲69
Podcast for developers designed to fit inside your tea break
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
20
O’Reilly Design Podcast - Chrissie Brodigan, Github▲55
An interview with the manager of UX research at GitHub
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
21
Software Engineering Daily: Developer on Fire with Dave Rael▲53
The world through the lens of software.
2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
22
Fog Creek - Success and failure at Fog Creek▲73
Joel Spolsky & team reflect on 15 yrs of Fog Creek Software
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
23
Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66
HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online
2016 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →
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betaForBeta▲68
Follow for follow? Beta for beta - early stage beta testing.
2021 · its alternatives →

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