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Chance would be a fine thing... 
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megaadam wrote: Who asks such a BASIC thing?
Only those with less FORTRANate minds.
Jeremy Falcon
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Maybe they expect you to work for a song and smash your keyboard after a coding session.
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That sounds like a great gig. I'd sign up for that.
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I went for a job interview for a rockstar programmer, I walked in a threw their monitor out of the window.
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Did you get the job? Because rockstars are famous for thrashing (hotel) rooms.
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If they'd want a programming metalhead I could help though 
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If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
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I once saw a job posting for making sandwiches at Sandwich Express.
To apply you needed great communication skills, the ability to learn fast, you need to be driven, customer oriented, a problem solver and who knows what.
That was a McDonalds-esque job and when I read it I felt under qualified and I've got a masters degree!
It's all a load of crap, if you want the job apply and even if you're not a 'rockstar' (whatever that is) you'll still have a pretty good chance!
The truth is those guys wouldn't recognize a rockstar when they'd see one, so you're as good as anyone else 
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Maybe they want programmers doing drugs?
Hogan
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Looking at some of my past code I actually ask myself if doing drugs would have increased the quality of it. Possibly preventing me to have access to the keyboard.
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If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
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I know that kids are having rockstar birthday parties. Heck when I was young if you wanted to be a rockstar you got a guitar and acted like you knew how to play it.
So anyway this might be a carry over from their childhood (are kids allowed that now?).
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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Haven't read any other comments, but what they mean by "rockstar" is willing to work 25 hours a day, 8 days a week for no actual wages but promises of things to come at some later date*. You should know the full stack of every technology out there and at least half of them not yet in existence.
Plus you should spend another 6 hours a day of your own time keeping current on any changes in technology. That isn't counting the time you should spend updating each and every single project to keep ahead of the bleeding edge.
And you need to keep your mouth shut while they take the credit for your efforts.
*Actual date to be determined two months, one week, three days, sixteen hours, forty-two minutes, and nine seconds (precisely) after you have burnt out and quit.
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RJOberg wrote: to keep ahead of the bleeding edge.
As any HR asking for a rockstar programmer really should do.
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They are clueless, and they hope that someone will bring them a stairway to heaven.
Life is too shor
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With a request like that I could very well send them to the highway to Hell instead.
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It's an interesting idea that in my experience(I have sat in on interviews where these sorts of terms have been used from those higher up) originates from those with little direct or current experience in the technical side of IT.
The sort of nightmare conjured up by marketing and HR departments when they are allowed to metaphorically cross-breed.
As a developer and line manager I want the people I work with to be careful, considerate and thoughtful in their work - after all what is at risk is the future of the business given how the business runs on its software and IT development work.
So the last thing I want is some drug taking, irresponsible, self-interested loose cannon screwing up things for the business.
The whole idea makes me want to run in the opposite direction - as an analogue I don't think many of us would want a 'rock star' developer working on pimping the ABS software in our cars.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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They also want "rockstar" talent while paying in stale circus peanuts.
I charge twice the amount of what I've seen in these "rockstar" ads.
I swear I'm going to walk into the next interview and say "You want me to smash your equipment, go wreck a hotel room and drag a few lines of coke? I charge extra for that service."
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There is this recruiter I've dealt with, who in EVERY post she does, puts:
"You must have some serious technical chops for this position".
WTF is "serious technical chops" 
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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...are they anything like pork chops?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I used to be a rockstar (within a very limited definition of rockstar - the other guys in the band thought I was pretty good on the drums) and now I am doing programming... but I still wouldn't apply for these positions!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I usually hold out for Jedi Knight programmer positions.
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One way to demo 'rockstar' status is to post one's code via an article here - an article which can potentially earn many nice comments and 5s.
And then tell potential employers - "Hey - these people consider my work as 'rockstar output'. I am indeed a rockstar".
Of course, easier said than done.
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I think job posts with "show us your code" or "articles you've written for others" are quite all right in my book. It's a good habit to develop for any developer, and something I struggle with.
-- modified 11-Sep-15 15:06pm.
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