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I wrote a "find the bugs" test that did a great job of selecting good senior engineers. No coding, just point out the mistakes in a series of short code snippet
by Demonsult 6y ago
I wrote a "find the bugs" test that did a great job of selecting good senior engineers. No coding, just point out the mistakes in a series of short code snippets. Some bugs were simple and some were obscure corner cases.
- lsaferite 6y agoSeems like a much better test style to me. You could come prepared with cases from multiple languages and frameworks even.
- neverartful 6y agoI think these types of tests are pretty good, especially if there's a healthy mix of objective bugs and subjective warts. Not only does it easily allow the candidate to show what they know, it also opens the door for some discussion on the subjective parts.
- chillacy 6y agoThis is a great exercise because code reviews are such a important part of the job.