But most programmers apply for new jobs through the Human Resources (HR) department, which exists to eliminate candidates rather than to find them.

Joel Spolsky, founder of Fog Creek Software, says programmers should emphasize coding on their resumes, particularly when looking for application development jobs at startups and small companies.

The San Francisco-based company Gild is using complex algorithms to discover talented programmers that tech companies might want to hire. ... Algorithm Finds Top Programmers, No Resume Required ...

Stack Overflow's new Developer Story replaces the resume by giving programmers a better way to highlight their skills and experience. Close. ... for example, the order in which they appear.

For a community that boasts of engineers who could program robots, create search engines and connect two opposite parts of the world—all through writing lines of code—the absence of a well ...