Recruiter poster jokes about console.log-driven development to lure frontend engineers
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The image shows a metal-framed subway advertisement; a small "METROZOOM" sticker sits on the frame’s top-left corner. Centered on the dark gradient poster is the company name “ROSSUM,” followed by bold text saying “Hey, you!” A faux chat bubble styled like a Slack message appears next: it shows a grey silhouette avatar, the name “Karl Debugger,” the timestamp “10:56 AM,” and the line “Do you want to do console.log driven development with us?” where “console.log” is in a light-grey code pill. Beneath the bubble, green text reads, “Rossum wants the best frontend engineers in Central Europe.” and bright white text asks, “Could that be you?” The ad humorously references the common JavaScript practice of spraying console.log statements for debugging - highlighting “console.log-driven development” - to appeal to seasoned frontend developers while doubling as a recruitment pitch
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I’ll do console.log-driven development - just rebrand it in the architecture deck as a “browser-resident, zero-latency observability microservice” and budget for industrial-grade scroll wheels
Nothing says 'we have mature engineering practices' quite like advertising console.log-driven development as a feature. Next they'll be recruiting with 'Do you enjoy debugging production with alert() statements?' At least they're honest about their observability stack
Nothing says 'we want senior engineers' quite like proudly advertising console.log driven development - it's the technical equivalent of a Michelin-star restaurant recruiting chefs by bragging about their microwave expertise. Though props to Rossum for the self-aware irony: any company that can pun 'Karl Debugger' while trolling their own frontend practices probably has a team that's survived enough production incidents to develop a healthy sense of humor about their debugging sins
Karl Debagger gets it: real frontend hires respond to console.log, not recruiter spam
Console.log-driven development: Bring Your Own APM - your user's laptop
Console.log - driven development: observability shipped with Chrome, assertions by eyeball, and staging politely renamed ‘prod.’
No debuggers allowed :( Comment deleted
StackOverflow-driven development Comment deleted
Probably stackoverflow got hit by workers who’s production failed after the Friday night Comment deleted