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I honestly don’t understand the backlash for the Software Engineering interview process. I hardly program in my current role but I still make an effort to stay
by almost_usual 7y ago
I honestly don’t understand the backlash for the Software Engineering interview process. I hardly program in my current role but I still make an effort to stay fresh. Spend some time on Leetcode weekly doing practice problems and you’ll be fine, it’s not hard.
- fooster 7y agoReally? So monkey see monkey do? Leetcode doesn't represent much of anything to do with 99.9% of software development jobs. Mostly we're not solving puzzles, we're talking with stakeholders, designing systems, working with co-workers, architecting solution and building systems with code. Leetcode is an absolutely terrible way to evaluate any of that.
- almost_usual 7y agoLeetcode covers data structures and patterns for efficiently using data structures. Most of the ‘puzzles’ could easily be isomorphisms for real life problems programmers encounter. I don’t think it’s a waste of time and it will make you a better programmer. The responsibilities you bring up are valid but meaningless if core concepts are neglected or misunderstood.