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Sure you can cheat as a developer. I have had contract firm setup interviews with candidate A and then send candidate B on-site.

I have interviewed candidates on the strength of a resume only to find out that someone in the building at a previous position was working with a technology.

Once on the job, I have seen people pass off code from Java tutorial sites and StackOverflow as their own. Eventually, they find someone who will protect them and then they can collect pay while generating excuses and blame storming.




I have friends working for government contractors. They basically just need a warm body in a seat. Get that piece of paper and you're golden.




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