My friend Ria tweeted this earlier today: If you are a software developer/engineer, please reply with a trait (or traits) that you look for in hiring new engineers (new grads). This can be something you glean from a resume, technical interview, behavorial interview, or all of the above. — Ria Galanos (@cscheerleader) October 20, 2019 I'm not hiring for a tech company but I thought I'd share some thoughts anyway.

Or, as Wayne Gretzky said "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Why do I mention this? Because I've been hearing way too often from young people who are too quick to deny themselves opportunities and too often these are from students who have come from less advantaged backgrounds. It's Fall and I've been making my rounds visiting local schools to talk to seniors about colleges in general and Hunter CS in particular.