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[wearing hiring manager hat] The problem with demanding syntactically correct code on a whiteboard, as a test of developer ability, is the colossal false negati
by inopinatus 11y ago
[wearing hiring manager hat]
The problem with demanding syntactically correct code on a whiteboard, as a test of developer ability, is the colossal false negative rate. Your personal data point doesn't generalise, sorry.
- harryh 11y agoWho said anything about demanding syntactically correct code on a whiteboard? Certainly not me.
- bigtex 11y agoI went to an interview where the CIO commented on my incorrect syntax on the white board. Of the 2 other people in the room, 1 who would actually be the direct report for this position said that the compiler and resharper would have caught it so no big deal.