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"Your intent is laudable, but your argument is flawed."

Yes, you are correct. In my passion I got carried away and started constructing a strawman. My apologies!

"What I said was that I personally would never meet them, not that they weren't qualified or weren't employable."

True. I think it touched a nerve with me because I've seen job posts specifically state that they would not consider any programmer who does not have a blog (!).

Thanks for bringing up the subject; it's a good one. :)




Now that I think about it, I'm upmodding your original point. Whether the argument was flawed or not, the very fact that hiring is a touchy subject makes your point necessarily valid: While there may or may not be merit in my practices, blogging about them may be a poor idea.




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