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> why they ask questions to assess your ability on the actual job You already said LC isn't an ideal proxy to the job. So I am not sure what point you are mak
by nowherebeen 4y ago
> why they ask questions to assess your ability on the actual job
You already said LC isn't an ideal proxy to the job. So I am not sure what point you are making.
If I work at Stripe for 5 years as a software engineer, are you saying I am lying about my experience? How about Google? How about Coinbase? How did these people survive for so long?
It seems like you default to the candidate being liers. Maybe you are young, but it will happen to you one day, once you learn the full-stack and then realize no-one cares because you need to pass LC to even get a job. Something you don't need because software engineering encompasses much much more than some DSA algorithm.
- hnfong 4y agoUnless the previous employer is known to fire underperforming employees quickly, and willing to explicitly say so during reference checks, how does a prospective employer know whether a candidate's $n years in $company is a productive one or not? So you haven't seen underperforming people survive at large famous companies for multiple years? Are you sure you have that much experience in $bigco? How old are you really, since you say the GP is "young"? I wouldn't be so patronizing to others if I were you.
- nowherebeen 4y ago> I wouldn't be so patronizing to others if I were you. Perhaps you are seeing it through the wrong lens. I am simply stating that coding is much more just DSA. > How old are you really If you don't know how rude you are, then I don't think we should continue this conversation. It seems like you do not know how to respond to someone you disagree with using manners. You are entitled to your own opinion as I am. Being confrontational and asking someone's age outright doesn't make your case and tells me you lack basic social skills.