> I would never hire a developer who didn't have any code to show me.
I would never work for such an employer.
I would never work for such an employer.
I've hired over 40 people and given hundreds of interviews over the course of my career. I learned early on that unless I can see some examples, then it is a random draw. The truth is that people give false impressions of their abilities on their resume (whether intentional or not).
As a development manager who still writes code, I have deep perspective of both sides of the table. I would never work for an employer who didn't want to see any code - because who knows what kind of talent I'd be working with?
A person doesn't have to posses all these things to write good code. But they would be a great fit on the teams I like to work with.