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You're in an interview, you know they're looking for signals to your programming ability. You should offer them the maximally-informative signal without having

You're in an interview, you know they're looking for signals to your programming ability. You should offer them the maximally-informative signal without having to be prodded. Sure, knowing to search for an existing solution first is an asset, but that should be more-or-less a given. If you didn't want to assume it was a given you could have just mentioned that in the real world you would simply google for an API or an existing method as you were coding up the solution to their question. It just seems counter to the entire process of interviewing to expect essentially an API call to be acceptable in that context, so your apparent expectation that it would be doesn't seem reasonable at all.

MrLeftHand 10y ago
To be honest this was like 4 years ago. I thought it was a good thing to show that I can get things done in way it costs less effort and time. I was wrong, I moved on, so did they. If I would have a similar test today I wouldn't go down the same route, because I know what they would expect. Maybe it was my sysadmin past talking back then. Trying to find a good existing solution for the problem.
- bbcbasic 10y ago
  Interviewing is about putting on the dance. Juggle some balls on a unicycle etc. It's a rite of passage to what may be a cool job but you have to jump through the hoops like a dolphin.
  - MrLeftHand 10y ago
    That sounds pretty cool. I hope at the end they wont try to feed me with raw fish. And there is the part 'may be a cool job'. Sometimes that part is a lie. Yes come to us and you will be working with the newest tech and learn new things... Oh did we forgot to mention we use CVS, Java 1.6 and Expoler 8? You want to use something else? No can't do sweety.
    - bbcbasic 10y ago
      I am over using the newest tech. Just want to work on interesting problems. JS fatigue etc. I'm glad I don't do web dev anymore!

MrLeftHand 10y ago

To be honest this was like 4 years ago. I thought it was a good thing to show that I can get things done in way it costs less effort and time. I was wrong, I moved on, so did they. If I would have a similar test today I wouldn't go down the same route, because I know what they would expect. Maybe it was my sysadmin past talking back then. Trying to find a good existing solution for the problem.

bbcbasic 10y ago
Interviewing is about putting on the dance. Juggle some balls on a unicycle etc. It's a rite of passage to what may be a cool job but you have to jump through the hoops like a dolphin.
- MrLeftHand 10y ago
  That sounds pretty cool. I hope at the end they wont try to feed me with raw fish. And there is the part 'may be a cool job'. Sometimes that part is a lie. Yes come to us and you will be working with the newest tech and learn new things... Oh did we forgot to mention we use CVS, Java 1.6 and Expoler 8? You want to use something else? No can't do sweety.
  - bbcbasic 10y ago
    I am over using the newest tech. Just want to work on interesting problems. JS fatigue etc. I'm glad I don't do web dev anymore!