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> If you work for a company there is some expectation of being able to work while people watch you. I don't know what kind of company you work for, but, in spi
by actually_a_dog 4y ago
> If you work for a company there is some expectation of being able to work while people watch you.
I don't know what kind of company you work for, but, in spite of the fact that every single technical interview I've ever had involved live coding, I've literally never had to write code in front of anyone at work. By "write code" I mean "write code that's expected to compile and run." I've done plenty of whiteboarding at work, but never anything like what happens in a technical interview.
- em-bee 4y agoyou never had to work through some piece of code together with a team mate? to get help or to explain to them how something works?
- actually_a_dog 4y agoThat's not in any way comparable to live coding in an interview, for multiple reasons.
- em-bee 4y agook, you are right. i brushed over this bit, which makes the critical difference: write code that's expected to compile and run for what it's worth, i never had an interview where this was required (except in a coding test, but that was without being watched while i worked on it) and to me it totally does not make sense especially for a whiteboard. making sure every semicolon or brace is in the right place would just be a colossal waste of time.