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I once decided to skip the standard programming problem during the interview process, and I ended up regretting it extremely. The person we hired was nice, and
by dminor 16y ago
I once decided to skip the standard programming problem during the interview process, and I ended up regretting it extremely. The person we hired was nice, and a good "culture" fit, but couldn't code for beans. We had to let them go and I felt pretty bad about it.
Programming questions certainly aren't the be all and end all, but as a filter they are useful.
- jharjono 16y agoProgramming questions seem also useful for companies trying to make a good impression on the candidates. I find that companies with really interesting technical questions are more likely to spark my interest than companies whose hardest question is "How would you reverse a string in Java?"