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Is that really skill? I work in IT and would like a development job but have never had one. I can easily pull off a fizz buzz in any lanuage I've worked with.
by cmdrfred 10y ago
Is that really skill? I work in IT and would like a development job but have never had one. I can easily pull off a fizz buzz in any lanuage I've worked with. Am I missing something?
- droopyEyelids 10y agoWhat you missed: You aren't interviewing for developer positions.
- cmdrfred 10y agoIs it different? I mean the fizz buzz I've seen only requires the use of conditional statements and a understanding of mathematical operators. What kind of programming job would leave you unfamiliar with those?
- droopyEyelids 10y agoI'm saying if you're in IT, you can do fizzbuzz, and you want a development job but don't have one — then this all adds up to mean you haven't been applying for development jobs.
- cmdrfred 10y agoAhh my mistake then. I have been applying but maybe not as much as I should have. I'll send out some more.
- droopyEyelids 10y agoSend out more and fight with confidence to make them hire you. You're in the IT ghetto right now don't let their prejudices keep you there- you're every bit as smart and capable as anyone who happened to start on the developer track.
- mjolk 10y agoFizz buzz is a trivial exercise; if someone that claims to have worked as a software developer can't do fizz buzz, something doesn't add up. How was she able to do her work without understanding basic things?
- GordonS 10y agoNo, it's not. I was interviewing for a position in India; I just use such basic tests as a filter, so I can quickly weed out the wrong kind of candidate. See my other comment here for more: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13327100 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13327100