I came across a very interesting and quite funny read about hiring programmers.

How to Hire a Hacker: http://www.setec.org/hirehacker.html

The article uses “hacker” in the original sense — a skilled programmer who loves solving problems, not someone breaking into systems. It covers the common mistakes companies make when trying to hire technical talent, like writing terrible job descriptions, asking irrelevant interview questions, and not understanding what motivates good developers.

More on programming if that’s useful.

A lot of the advice still holds up today. If you’re hiring developers, the key takeaway is: understand what they actually do, respect their craft, and don’t treat the hiring process like you’re filling a generic office role. Good developers have options, and they can tell when a company doesn’t get it.