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I didn't know that fizzbuzz was a children's game. That explains a LOT. As in most descriptions of it are annoyingly ambiguous. Whereas if you knew the game,
by emmelaich 8y ago
I didn't know that fizzbuzz was a children's game.
That explains a LOT. As in most descriptions of it are annoyingly ambiguous.
Whereas if you knew the game, you know it already.
- thrmsforbfast 8y ago> As in most descriptions of it are annoyingly ambiguous. My very first interviewer (intentionally) didn't spec fizzbuzz correctly. The real test was whether the candidate listened to the customer's/lead engineer's spec instead of jumping to conclusions. Fortunately, I was just entering college and hadn't heard of fizzbuzz before. I passed the "test" but for the wrong reason.
- segh 8y agoBeing purposely misleading then penalising those who are misled doesn't seem like a good hiring strategy, but then again, I've never tried to hire someone.