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> The entire point of FizzBuzz, as a programming practice, is to ensure the programmer does not try to write this exact code No, the point of FizzBuzz, which i
by morelisp 5y ago
> The entire point of FizzBuzz, as a programming practice, is to ensure the programmer does not try to write this exact code
No, the point of FizzBuzz, which is an interview practice is to make sure that the candidate has literally the minimum ability to translate a natural-language problem description into code.
There is no point using it for anything else. Not demos of languages or tools, not looking for a particular shape of solution, you don't even really need to let them finish writing a bug-free version of it. It is only to filter out the people who "learned a language" but cannot actually write a program. Which is unfortunately a ton of people.
https://imranontech.com/2007/01/24/using-fizzbuzz-to-find-developers-who-grok-coding/ https://imranontech.com/2007/01/24/using-fizzbuzz-to-find-de...