A guide to hiring a great developer to build your first app (redacted version)
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This document is a comprehensive guide on hiring developers for app development, outlining the overall process from design to delivery. It covers the roles of various team members, types of developers, effective interview techniques, and best practices in project management. Additionally, it highlights the Skygear partners program for building diverse applications using serverless technology.
A guide to hiring a great developer to build your first app (redacted version)
- 1. A guide to hiring a great developer to build your first app
- 5. The Big picture Design Develop Deliver
- 6. The Big picture Design Develop Deliver • User Story • Wireframe • Design • Interactive Prototype • Usability Test • Define resources • In-house/out-source • Tech architecture • QA • Publishing • Analytics • Error Tracking
- 7. The Big picture Design Develop Deliver • UI / UX Designer • Frontend Developer • Backend Developer • (QA) • (Product Owner) • (Project Manager) (role) = You!
- 8. UI / UX Designer • User Story => Wireframe • Wireframe => Mockup Designs, Visuals • Interactive Prototype, Hallway Testing
- 9. Project Manager / CTO • Define schedule, communicate with users, product owner, and business unit. • Pick the right tech stack • Protect developers from interference on iteration (more on this later)
- 10. Developers • Fullstack vs Frontend / Backend • Specific skills? (AI / Blockchain / Big Data) • What exactly is “great” developers?
- 12. 7 types of developer • The “VP” • Coding School Cowboy • “The Experienced Old-man” • Harecore Geeks • Evangelist • Theoretician • The Rockstar
- 13. How do we interview? • Remote Coding Test • Ensure basic coding skills to reduce our workload • Technical Questions, assess competency at: • Basic Algorithm and Data Structure • Basic Network and Web • Server side knowledge • Others • Pair-Coding / Take home exercise • See how things work out in real life. • Practical iOS / Android / Web specific problems solving.
- 14. Algorithm and Data Structure • <Interview question redacted> • Simple algo / data structure questions • Avoid asking textbook questions
- 15. Network and Web • <Interview question redacted> • Ask questions about things web framework encapsulated
- 16. Server side knowledge • <Interview question redacted> • Ask for experience, concept of how to design a stateless services, etc.
- 17. Others • Languages specific: Javascript’s closure problem • Deployment: Horizontal scaling strategy • etc…
- 19. Best Practices for PM • Data-driven Features / Bugs Iteration • Choices of Programming Languages • Your own stack vs Wordpress / Drupal / CMS • Your own stack vs Firebase / Lambda / Auth0 / Urban-airship or Skygear :)
- 20. The Joel Test 1. Do you use source control? 2. Can you make a build in one step? 3. Do you make daily builds? 4. Do you have a bug database? 5. Do you fix bugs before writing new code? 6. Do you have an up-to-date schedule? https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/08/09/the-joel-test-12-steps-to-better-code/
- 21. The Joel Test (cont.) 1. Do you have a spec? 2. Do programmers have quiet working conditions? 3. Do you use best tools money can buy? 4. Do you have testers? 5. Do new candidates write code during their interview? 6. Do you do hallway usability testing?
- 22. Crazy, huh?
- 23. Skygear Partners Programme • Skygear - Serverless Platform to help developers focus on frontend and UX • User Auth / CloudDB / Push / CMS / Real-time Sync / Chat / Cloud Functions • Skygear Partners are managed vendors to build web / mobile / IoT applications!
- 24. Q&A • Ben Cheng bencheng@oursky.com • Contact us if you’re interested in building your app with us! • hello@oursky.com