- Stack Overflow is a programmer talent community with over 33 million monthly active users and 620 million monthly page views, with 75% of traffic coming from outside the US. - There is no consensus on standard terminology for software development roles, with titles like programmer, coder, developer, and engineer often used interchangeably. - Evaluating candidates based only on keywords and technologies mentioned in their resume captures only about 12-25% of their full qualifications, as most competencies are implied through context and experience.

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What to Get
to Get Programmers
What to Git
to Get Programmers

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Helloaka Tall Jeff
Chief Operating Officer
Stack Overflow
Jeff Szczepanski
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• Stack Overflow is a Programmer Talent Community
• Monthly Active Users: 33 Million
• Monthly Page Views: 620 Million
• Global Footprint: 75% of Traffic Outside US
Who We Are:
Overview

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The State of Software Development
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A programmer by any other name is…
Software
Developer
Coder Software
Engineer
Coding
Ninja
Programmer
Lead
Developer
Development
Lead
Architect
Software
Architect
Digital
Artisan
Senior
Software
Engineer Developer

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Skyscraper Makers

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The Skyscraper Makers plumber
architect
electrician
welder
engineer
surveyor
flooring installer
scaffolder
glazier
painter
interior designer
ironworker
mason
landscaper
pipefitter
interior architect
carpenter
general contractor
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Sourcing Terms & Titles
Full Stack
Back End

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The Technology References
This is all pretty much noise.

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• And there were NO building codes
• And NO building inspectors
• And the building infrastructure was only
seen by construction workers!
Imagine if everyone had “Skyscraper Maker” title...

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RESUMḔ
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So What Do We Do?
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“Roads?
Where we’re going, we
don’t need roads!”

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Programmer Competency Matrix
Credit: Sijin Joseph
But We Do Need a Map
Category / Level 2^N N^2 N LOG(N)
Computer Science Theory X
Software Engineering Areas X
Programming & Code Construction X
Experience Types X
Knowledge Areas X
Data Structures
Algorithms
Systems Programing
Languages
Platforms
Years of Experience
Industry and Product Types
4 Competency Levels
Languages
Platforms
Years of Experience
Industry and Product Types
Only 12%
of the Matrix
Typical search specs allude
to about 12% of the job

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“After the Gold Rush”
By Steve McConnell
Suggested Reading
Summarizng

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Vocabulary & Conventions
around programming is still
in its infancy
Programmer really refers to
hundreds of different types of
jobs

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Resumes can tell you a lot,
but most is context between
the lines
All the keywords amount to
maybe ~25% of the
qualifications

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Your Call to Action
Help hiring managers to
understand the dozens of
competency areas of each
role

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Map & Evaluate candidates
against the full set of
competencies
Come along & help us bring
Software Development into the
future…

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Thanks!
Any questions?
talljeff@stackoverflow.com