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A lot of candidates don't have public repos It doesn't have to be a public repo of course. They can just send zip file. You need an equal comparison across
by vanusa 5y ago
A lot of candidates don't have public repos
It doesn't have to be a public repo of course. They can just send zip file.
You need an equal comparison across all candidates.
"We'd like to see a code sample -- something we can build and compile, that you feel is representative of your skill level."
Sounds pretty straightforward and egalitarian to me.
- detaro 5y agoI'm curious, if we exclude all your open-source work (assuming you have some), what did/would you submit when given the question?
- vanusa 5y agoFloppy disk? A printout? Long before open source was a thing, and repos were even thought of -- I always had a few 1,000+ line personal projects I could dig up and show people.
- detaro 5y agoright, and plenty people don't have large personal projects, or not personal projects that align with their work skillset, and the question is extremely vague what scope you're looking for.
- vanusa 5y agoRight - it's a bar, and some people won't meet that bar. And that said - a pretty minimal bar. 1,000 lines isn't that large, btw - but yeah, maybe 500 would be a better number.
- nijave 5y agoYeah, that's what Leetcode is. A bar. Some people meet it, some don't. With Leetcode, everyone starts on equal footing (there's no bias towards people who code in their free time) Yeah, it's extremely irritating as a candidate but it's something