The threshold for using "broken" now is the presence of any imperfection in any process, its an abuse of the word. Hiring is imperfect, but its been moving in the right direction.
Most companies ask programmers to come in, solve some problems on the board, and then pay them a generous salary if they succeed at it. How is this in any way "broken"?
A casting couch is an example of "broken" and corrupt hiring, we have nothing of the sort.
> Most companies ask programmers to come in, solve some problems on the board, and then pay them a generous salary if they succeed at it. How is this in any way "broken"?
For starters, because those "problems" are usually unrelated to what we actually do.
Most companies ask programmers to come in, solve some problems on the board, and then pay them a generous salary if they succeed at it. How is this in any way "broken"?
A casting couch is an example of "broken" and corrupt hiring, we have nothing of the sort.