On: Show HN: Whiteboardfree – Developer Jobs at Companies That Don't Whiteboard

[thomastjeffery]

False-negatives are only a small problem for employers because they don't experience them.

[kirillseva → thomastjeffery]

This is exactly the point. A risk averse strategy is optimal for areas of a business that you do not have expertise in. If hiring isn't the thing you do best (supposedly your strengths are writing and selling software) then it makes sense to pick a hiring strategy that doesn't cause disruptions.