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then perhaps you'll struggle if they hired you. Actually, no. Though problems like these do (occasionally) occur IRL, the conditions under which you're expect
by drugme 8y ago
then perhaps you'll struggle if they hired you.
Actually, no. Though problems like these do (occasionally) occur IRL, the conditions under which you're expected to solve these problems in interviews ("on the spot, while I stare and grin at you, and occasionally interrupt you - and your result better be near-perfect, or GTFO!") --
have basically no relation to real-life development work.
- asianthrowaway 8y agoBeing able to solve complex problems quickly is a sign of high intelligence, which is basically what these coding interviews are meant to detect.
- jenscow 8y agoI agree - doing these under "interview conditions" is a farce. It tests for other attributes which are probably not relevant to the job (and not a good thing if they are).