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I flunked an interview in a similar manner several years ago. Hadn't done Java in around half a decade but the company recruiter said that it's not an issue (t

by koyote 7y ago

I flunked an interview in a similar manner several years ago. Hadn't done Java in around half a decade but the company recruiter said that it's not an issue (they contacted me). Then I got a 30-minute online coding test that I had to do in Java. Took me a while to remember the syntax but finished the required problem in time and without issues/bugs. In the end I got dinged for not using the Java Arrays library for copying an array (used a manual for loop)...

asveikau 7y ago
> In the end I got dinged for not using the Java Arrays library for copying an array (used a manual for loop)... This doesn't sound like a smart interviewer. They are testing your knowledge of the library ahead of understanding what's going on. I'm pretty sure I've interviewed some people who could pull out Array.Copy for the interview but couldn't tell you that it does pretty much the same as the for loop, and that is much more alarming.
- koyote 7y ago
  > This doesn't sound like a smart interviewer. I was slightly upset/angry at first but after thinking about it I came to the same conclusion and ended up being happy that I didn't get to pursue the opportunity any further.