I don't know that this is a fair comparison, because side projects can and are often a way to explore ideas, understand tech, play around, etc. So I don't know that I'd agree that it's a great extrapolation to the way an engineer works based on side projects or a blog that may have different objectives.
I do agree with the sentiment though, that we want to be watching for indicators to how a team member approaches problems.
> the way it is because everyone thinks they're gonna be the next FAANG-sized company, and need to be able to write FAAANG-quality code and engineer FAANG-quality architecture from the start
I don't know it's fair to say everyone, but is something I agree companies, especially startups should filter for. When I acted as hiring manager, and was trying to build SRE as an example, I would remind candidates, and the team continuously that we're not google. So while we want to bring ideas and approaches in from what google has published as "SRE", we do need to consciously leave large parts out that are appropriate to our needs and stage of maturity.
> Have you seen the personal blogs of devs today?
I don't know that this is a fair comparison, because side projects can and are often a way to explore ideas, understand tech, play around, etc. So I don't know that I'd agree that it's a great extrapolation to the way an engineer works based on side projects or a blog that may have different objectives.
I do agree with the sentiment though, that we want to be watching for indicators to how a team member approaches problems.
> the way it is because everyone thinks they're gonna be the next FAANG-sized company, and need to be able to write FAAANG-quality code and engineer FAANG-quality architecture from the start
I don't know it's fair to say everyone, but is something I agree companies, especially startups should filter for. When I acted as hiring manager, and was trying to build SRE as an example, I would remind candidates, and the team continuously that we're not google. So while we want to bring ideas and approaches in from what google has published as "SRE", we do need to consciously leave large parts out that are appropriate to our needs and stage of maturity.