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The thing I never understand about those tests is, are they testing math or programming? Programming mostly requires skills that go far beyond the mere ability
by prmph 11y ago
The thing I never understand about those tests is, are they testing math or programming? Programming mostly requires skills that go far beyond the mere ability to crank out algorithms to solve abstract math problems.
I think there is a niche for somebody to build a developer testing service that is more rounded out, that seeks to test for skills such as code quality, architecture, breadth of experience, etc.
Implementing such test might be technically and logistically more challenging, but any effort that goes some way towards these would be worth it.
- rubberstamp 11y agoThey didn't even ask me about how I normally code, how i would test code or engage on a conversation that would test my knowledge on any frameworks/technology/language.
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- rubberstamp 11y agoThere are some coding sites that detect algorithm time and space complexity. Its tough to automate measuring code architecture, like if the task if appropriately divided into functions that compute individual parts, whether its aptly named, comments where code is less clear etc. Thats where a good interviewer comes in.