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I haven't done a code competition before but my understanding is that code competitions reward cowboy coding over good engineering practice, i.e. implementing f
by 0x4d464d48 9y ago
I haven't done a code competition before but my understanding is that code competitions reward cowboy coding over good engineering practice, i.e. implementing features while paying no heed to maintainability.
When you have that mind set and start dealing with a codebase as monstrous as Google's it sounds like a recipe for some serious technical debt.
- forhayley 9y agoAnd yet Google absolutely loves hiring competitive programmers. Your point is somewhat alike to saying elite sprinters will not do well in marathons, however the point is elite sprinters will still be far better than any random person off the street.