Interviewing Go developers: stop caring about, and weight heavily

Short summary

Stop trusting polished textbook answers and years-of-experience metrics when hiring Go developers. Assess depth of understanding by pushing candidates past their knowledge edge. Those who reason clearly through unknowns and admit gaps are hires; those who bluff confidently fail.

• •Polished, textbook answers signal preparation, not knowledge—dig deeper to find real understanding
• •Language tenure on resumes is a poor seniority proxy; strong engineers port skills across languages
• •Real test: observe how candidates respond when pushed past their knowledge edge—sound reasoning beats confident bluffing

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