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Yeah... I'm suspicious of involved coding tests. Low-level stuff (e.g. FizzBuzz) to filter out completely inappropriate applicants is one thing. But judging peo
by irremediable 11y ago
Yeah... I'm suspicious of involved coding tests. Low-level stuff (e.g. FizzBuzz) to filter out completely inappropriate applicants is one thing. But judging people on their first pass at a problem could have many pitfalls. For example, it's common to make a first pass solution that does things "weirdly" or is "over-engineered" because you want to fully explore the problem the first time, rough it out, then make a robust final version later.
Being able to quickly solve mid-tier problems is nice, but how well does it correlate with being able to solve real problems in a suitable timeframe? I don't think anyone knows.