tl;dr:"Software quality is more the result of a system designed to produce quality, and not so much the result of individual performance." Jacob shares examples: (1) Well-designed testing harnesses that make it easy to write tests, and team / company culture that encourages writing good tests. (2) Easy-to-use, high-fidelity dev and staging environments. (3) Codebases that are documented, well-factored, and sufficiently commented. And more.
tl;dr:A company’s core values are important to consider when hiring but, how do you develop an interview question that measures those values? Jacob outlines 3 things: (1) Describe how the value influences action. (2) Figure out what behaviors are behind the value. (3) Find a situation where this value would influence behavior.
tl;dr:Jacob runs through his ideal setup, which includes pyenv, poetry, and pipx. While some packages are still not fully stable and the setup may be more complex than unnecessary on his own accord, it does the job.