Ask HN: Developer tests

#1

Post by muchbetterguy » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 1:03 PM UTC

Hello HN - I'm looking for Django / Frontend developers at the moment and devising a test for them to complete as part of the application process. What's a reasonable length of time to ask someone to give up to complete a test? Is 90 mins too much to ask?

The developer will be asked to complete this at home (it's a remote post)

Anyone got experience either being tested or testing potential hires?

It's a 16 week contract position we're talking about.

Cheers

Re: Ask HN: Developer tests

#2

Post by stray » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 2:17 PM UTC

Before you invest time in a test, perhaps you should invest a little time in presenting yourself as someone who actually could hire a freelancer.

I'd have contacted you last month if all your domains didn't lead to dead-end godaddy pages.

I rather enjoy building GeoDjango solutions...

Re: Ask HN: Developer tests

#3

Post by muchbetterguy » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 2:34 PM UTC

stray wrote: post #2

Before you invest time in a test, perhaps you should invest a little time in presenting yourself as someone who actually could hire a freelancer. I'd have contacted you last month if all your domains didn't lead to dead-end godaddy pages. I rather enjoy building GeoDjango solutions...

interesting... what domains are these?

Re: Ask HN: Developer tests

#4

Post by muchbetterguy » Wed, Apr 03, 2013, 2:43 PM UTC

muchbetterguy wrote: post #3

stray wrote: post #2

Before you invest time in a test, perhaps you should invest a little time in presenting yourself as someone who actually could hire a freelancer. I'd have contacted you last month if all your domains didn't lead to dead-end godaddy pages. I rather enjoy building GeoDjango solutions...

interesting... what domains are these?

ah ha - gentianesolutions.com - yup, you're right, it should point elsewhere (and will do shortly when DNS has caught up) - the main product is http://v2.muchbetteradventures.com - GS is just the Ltd company name - cheers for pointing it out.