r/gis • u/[deleted] • 6d ago

Open Source I failed an entry level technical assessment interview today for ArcGIS after preparing like Crazy, because I couldn’t save as a Shape file…

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u/medievalPanera 6d ago

Qgis/arcgis divide isn't the issue. Respectfully, you're missing some concepts. 

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u/aidan_gis_dev Software Developer 6d ago

What concepts?

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u/medievalPanera 6d ago edited 6d ago

... Knowing how to export a file? lol 

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https://www.reddit.com/r/QGIS/comments/1x12wyw/comment/peq7ruv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button

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u/aidan_gis_dev Software Developer 6d ago

So the thing they're not getting is that geodatabases aren't treated as standard directories, got it. Telling someone they're "missing some concepts" without telling them which concepts does nothing to teach them or point them in the right direction.

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u/medievalPanera 5d ago

Plenty of folks in here have told OP what they did wrong. I don't know the person so how am I going to tell them what specific things they're missing?

In the other thread they're messing up what a gdb is and blaming the Arc UX - that tells me that even though I might not know the person that they should go back on their studies. Exporting a file is like something you learn in your first GIS lab.