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There are people who genuinely believe they are good at their job, when they're not. They're not bullshitting and the conversation is genuine. Just 10 minutes
by jenscow 4y ago
There are people who genuinely believe they are good at their job, when they're not. They're not bullshitting and the conversation is genuine.
Just 10 minutes of coding (or attempting to), tells you they can't code. A little longer can tell you roughly how good they are.
Experienced developers who can code have had the misfortune of working with people who couldn't pass this, and may appreciate that the members of their new team can.
Where do you fit?
- PainfullyNormal 4y agoThere are ways of discovering if somebody can code without making them do fizzbuzz. This is a good process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfyWvJdsDRI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfyWvJdsDRI
- jenscow 4y ago
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- sys_64738 4y agoI once was in an interview and the interviewer said "We're going to play a game." I got up and left. Fizzbuzz is a dumb and useless game and if an interviewer uses that as the benchmark for hiring then they waste the interviewee's time.
- jenscow 4y ago5 minutes. Is your time is so precious, that you'd waste however long it to you to prepare and turn up to an interview, because the interviewer wants to double check you're not one of the many applicants who struggle at a simple coding problem?