# Strong Conventions Make Hiring Easier

DevFeed: [Strong Conventions Make Hiring Easier](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/strong-conventions-make-hiring-easier-28411.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eaf4.com/strong-conventions-make-hiring-easier/>)

Author: Edward Faulkner

Published: 2016-11-10T17:42:28Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Edward Faulkner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/edward-faulkner.md>)

Topics: [Ember](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ember.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [books](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/books.md>), [ember](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ember.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libraries.md>), [overhead](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/overhead.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [training](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/training.md>)

## AI overview

Strong conventions and shared solutions in the Ember community can make hiring easier by reducing onboarding overhead, enabling realistic work evaluations, and helping both experienced and junior developers become productive more quickly.

## Source excerpt

The most reliable way to evaluate programmer candidates is to hire them to do a bit of realistic work. This is widely understood, but not widely practiced. The biggest barrier is finding projects for them to work on. In most organizations, the overhead of getting a new person started is