Ask HN: Work for mgr who's never heard of Joel Spolsky?
Scenario: technical interview, question arises something regarding Unicode text in memory.
Interviewee: "hmmm, wish I could ask Joel Spolsky or at least remember his Unicode essay..." Interviewer (potential future manager): "Joe LaSpoli? Who?" Interviewee: "Joel Spolsky. You know, Joel on Software, co-founded Stack Overflow?" Interviewer: "Hmmm, cool, I'll have to check him out."
If interviewee is ultimately offered a job, is this a red flag or no big deal?
Interviewee: "hmmm, wish I could ask Joel Spolsky or at least remember his Unicode essay..." Interviewer (potential future manager): "Joe LaSpoli? Who?" Interviewee: "Joel Spolsky. You know, Joel on Software, co-founded Stack Overflow?" Interviewer: "Hmmm, cool, I'll have to check him out."
If interviewee is ultimately offered a job, is this a red flag or no big deal?