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Because despite the apparent skills on people's resumes, a lot of people still seem to fail to write fizzbuzz in an interview. I have no problem with short san
by aninhumer 9y ago
Because despite the apparent skills on people's resumes, a lot of people still seem to fail to write fizzbuzz in an interview.
I have no problem with short sanity checking exercises during interviews. The problem is when they expect a lot more unrealistic whiteboard code.
- pklausler 9y agoYes. Always have an easy problem in analysis & coding, like constructing a simple Boolean predicate from some comparisons. You will thank yourself later when you don't hire the fantastic-looking candidate who had absolutely no idea how to work the problem.
- abawany 9y agoAgreed, I have come to believe strongly in the value of Fizz Buzz and other simple tests. Many candidates have strong resumes but large companies destroy their souls and skills by sticking them for 8+ hours a day in rubbish meetings. Go without coding for a few months of this and your ability to Fizz Buzz will be compromised. Most smaller companies are looking for active, hands-on developers and Fizz Buzz is a quick check to ensure that the candidate spends a substantial part of the day writing code and designing software.
- am8 9y agoI don't know why knowing modular arithmetic is a requirement for knowing the syntax and how to code in a specific language/on a specific platform?