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> We don't like writing code on the whiteboard, we don't like mind teasers, we don't like programming puzzles, and so on. I love all of those things. In fact,
by catnaroek 10y ago
> We don't like writing code on the whiteboard, we don't like mind teasers, we don't like programming puzzles, and so on.
I love all of those things. In fact, dare I say I like them more than the job itself:
(0) The given task is usually short, self-contained, and has a single best solution that can be found purely by logical reasoning.
(1) There are no requirements of the form “you have to use this obviously misdesigned technology”. All one has to do is come up with data structures and algorithms.
(2) I won't piss anyone off for trying to do things in the most elegant way possible.
What's not to love?
- Bromskloss 10y agoWe should get together and just give each other such puzzles. You even index from zero. You're hired! I suggest we work on a blackboard instead of on a whiteboard. I think they are nicer.
- catnaroek 10y ago> We should get together and just give each other such puzzles. Would be nice. > I suggest we work on a blackboard instead of on a whiteboard. I think they are nicer. Using blackboard and chalk is indeed nicer. The unpleasantness comes afterwards, when you have to wash the chalk off of your clothes.