> I saw companies spam every candidate with a coding exercise only to never review many applications w/ completed exercises. this is my experience - and why i

> I saw companies spam every candidate with a coding exercise only to never review many applications w/ completed exercises. this is my experience - and why i don't do them out the gate. Because there's a strong chance my work won't even be seen or reviewed - and i have had this happen enough times to know that i should just say no.