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> Is it really necessary to cram like you're taking the SATs again to get a good job as a software engineer He is explicitly optimizing for compensation so yes
by belval 5y ago
> Is it really necessary to cram like you're taking the SATs again to get a good job as a software engineer
He is explicitly optimizing for compensation so yes, he needs to nail the interviews. It's a bit of a "don't hate the player hate the game" situation. He
does what is needed to achieve the objective.
> Is "has memorized some number of coding problems" really a test of engineering knowledge?
Absolutely not, but the blog post is not titled "On becoming a better software engineer".
- bruce343434 5y agoThe interesting thing is that we collectively decide what the game is and isn't by how and what we play.
- belval 5y agoEh. That might be true in the abstract, but I am not even 30, I want to buy a house, live my life, etc... Sure I could just shun any place that requires me to do leetcode style coding interviews for the greater good, but at the end of the day the global impact will be minuscule, while the personal impact would be significant.
- bruce343434 5y agotrue, we can only impact those who hold the power over us if we all take action at the same time, i.e. go on strike.