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Discussion on: Will you hire a candidate who does not have a background in coding?

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Jordan Gregory

With no development experience at all, I would not hire this person. You don't have to be an expert in your language of choice, but the candidate should have at least spent some time trying to build things. I've personally been burned by hiring someone based on my perception that they could learn something in a reasonable amount of time. Not only did they not learn the job, but the ended up being incredibly toxic to the team.