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Nobody is punishing trivial syntax errors in whiteboard interviews. Nobody is taking your code and checking it runs. It’s about your approach to problem solvin
by deanclatworthy 7y ago
Nobody is punishing trivial syntax errors in whiteboard interviews. Nobody is taking your code and checking it runs.
It’s about your approach to problem solving and your ability to communicate that.
- JustSomeNobody 7y agoIs this really true though? I mean, I've been in development long enough to know that people go just plumb ape shit over the silliest things.
- davidjnelson 7y agoA cs professor at Stanford that hired at google said they _absolutely_ care if your code compiles and works correctly. This is the “coding fluency”[1] metric. The author of cracking the coding interview also touches on this. 1. https://www.programmercoach.com/2017/04/interview-insider-coding-fluency.html?m=1 https://www.programmercoach.com/2017/04/interview-insider-co...