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"write code during interview" was always about real coding, using computer. No paper, no whiteboard, the best way to do it is to give the candidate access to so
by mamon 10y ago
"write code during interview" was always about real coding, using computer. No paper, no whiteboard, the best way to do it is to give the candidate access to some real code, like a company's internal project, and real task, like a nasty bug to solve, or a small new feature to implement.
- delphinius81 10y agoI had an on-site coding interview at a place where they asked me to implement a small iOS project on my own computer doing things however I normally would. Had access to documentation, SO, could search google for whatever. They gave me a couple hours to do as much as I could - there was another dev around that could answer questions I had. Afterwards, I walked them through what I had done, answered their questions, responded to feedback, etc. This was code interviewing done right in my mind. Whiteboards are for design, computers are for code.
- wink 10y agoGood point, I had totally forgotten we had that at a past company. Give the candidate a computer, a simple task, someone to ask and check results after 2h.