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Not really. You'll still have interviews, they'll just be more personality and resume-driven. Personally, I'll take writing FizzBuzz over and over again vs. "
by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y ago
Not really. You'll still have interviews, they'll just be more personality and resume-driven.
Personally, I'll take writing FizzBuzz over and over again vs. "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" ("I don't know but probably not working here") and "why do you want to work for our company?" ("to earn money").
- Apocryphon 5y agoMost interview loops include Leetcode for the technical screen, then at least one domain-specific coding section (like a more tense pair programming section) during the on-site, and maybe another algorithms section on the on-site (several if you’re Google). The license would at least eliminate the algorithms section to focus on the domain-specific, which is at least more reflective of real-world work.
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoYou're assuming they will actually eliminate it though rather than just pick something else to test.
- Apocryphon 5y agoSure, but at least that might be something more relevant to day to day work, and require less grinding than Leetcode.
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoAlso, its a lot easier to study leetcode problems than it is to study for domain-specific ones (since there are many different domains). I would expect having more domain-specific problems would limit you to a narrower range of jobs.
- Apocryphon 5y agoIt all comes down to philosophy- one could argue that it's better to have interviews reflect the actual material of the work. And that such domain-specific questions would require less prep, as the candidate's experience should already be strengthening them to answer such questions. Not to mention additional career development in those skills- asking and answering Stack Overflow questions, technical blogging, side projects using the same stack, etc.
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoThat's much worse than leetcode problems because it requires tons of work outside work. Most people, myself included, have a life and interests outside of the very narrow focus of their career, and don't want to spend 16 hours a day focused on that one aspect of life. Studying a few leetcode problems is no big deal in comparison.
- Apocryphon 5y agoDepends on the companies you're applying to, it's rarely just "a few." One of the difficulties is retention. A LeetCode a day only goes so far until you have to repeat older problems. Better to get it all done in one test.
- commandlinefan 5y ago> where do you see yourself in 5 years Mostly in mirrors. Unless I turn into a vampire.