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I don't know man, I don't think the coderpad thing should be your litmus test. Would looking at their github and talking over something they've written suffice

I don't know man, I don't think the coderpad thing should be your litmus test. Would looking at their github and talking over something they've written suffice? Why not? I get too nervous to code in front of someone on coderpad. It sucks, my mind goes blank. But otherwise I'm a pretty goddamn productive programmer. I've interviewed with a lot of places and the only place I could get traction with agreed to forgo the coderpad and just look my github projects over. Everyone else loved me from talking to me but were dumbfounded when the coderpad shit came up. I feel like I'm kind of fucked in this field I've worked incredibly hard for the past decade in.

lmilcin 6y ago
> Would looking at their github and talking over something they've written suffice? Why not? For a simple reason. I don't want to select only people that have github projects. I think it is wrong. If interviewers grade candidates based on github projects then I can bet there will be market for people to fake their projects. It is just reality. What about creating incentive for people to work entire days, at work as well as on a private project? Is that ok? You landed your job based on github project? Good for you.