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This is a good counter-argumnent to the frequent article decrying whiteboard tests.
by thescribe 10y ago
This is a good counter-argumnent to the frequent article decrying whiteboard tests.
- beekums 10y agoI feel like whiteboarding is really essential when talking about how code should be written, but most whiteboard tests are about writing code on the whiteboard. There's a big difference between the two activities.
- pryelluw 10y agoGood point. The whiteboard should be used to discuss the problem and the solution. Not the actual code.
- tensor 10y agoHow does a whiteboard test speak to documentation and code quality? By definition pseudo code is not production code and writing production style documented and compiling code on the whiteboard sounds like a terrible idea.
- ryhamz 10y agoOnly if you assume it actually works, which is the most blatantly circular logic in this thread. This guy could have said "I feel like a daily prayer in the server room would filter bad devs" and it would be just as proven as his feeling about whiteboarding.
- rokosbasilisk 10y agomaybe if prayer required some coding ability