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I'm curious about the author's opinion of the puzzles he had to answer while interviewing. I know most of us in the US are used to this style of interview, so i

by buss 15y ago

I'm curious about the author's opinion of the puzzles he had to answer while interviewing. I know most of us in the US are used to this style of interview, so it would be interesting to hear more about Pau's experience. I've been reading up about hiring and interviewing, and shockingly enough there isn't any good research I can find on effective hiring practices. I worry that asking puzzles and brain teasers is just a fad that isn't doing anything to pick out the best candidates. There's no real evidence that we're doing it right...

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antninja 15y ago
Personally I would reply that I'm an application developer and none of those questions are related to my job. 'this' refers to the object, I don't give a shit how it works. From their questions, I would say they're searching for a low-level library developer with a strong background in mathematics.
- ludwigvan 15y ago
  >> " 'this' refers to the object, I don't give a shit how it works." Well, it is quite important knowing how `this` works in JavaScript. See: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/scope_in_javascript/ http://www.digital-web.com/articles/scope_in_javascript/
  - ntkachov 15y ago
    Also its really important to know how float works in javascript. because 0.1 + 0.2 != 0.3 in Javascript. I don't know why "application developer" == "Don't have to know how the thing I'm using works" Quite frankly I can never get away from knowing how the thing I'm using works. My greatest wish is that in 2050 we will create a computer language that has no performance penalties and all the JITers/vms/compilers are invisible to me. Until then I'm forced to learn all the inner workings of my languages if I want them to run reasonably.
- groby_b 15y ago
  I can pretty much guarantee that "I don't give a shit how my language works" is not something most employers like to hear.
masylum 15y ago
I liked a lot all the puzzles because they were really challenging and I didn't expect this kind of questions. Although, I found the theoretical questions better to prove how experienced I am on the some fields.

by buss 15y ago

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antninja 15y ago

Personally I would reply that I'm an application developer and none of those questions are related to my job. 'this' refers to the object, I don't give a shit how it works. From their questions, I would say they're searching for a low-level library developer with a strong background in mathematics.

ludwigvan 15y ago
>> " 'this' refers to the object, I don't give a shit how it works." Well, it is quite important knowing how `this` works in JavaScript. See: http://www.digital-web.com/articles/scope_in_javascript/ http://www.digital-web.com/articles/scope_in_javascript/
- ntkachov 15y ago
  Also its really important to know how float works in javascript. because 0.1 + 0.2 != 0.3 in Javascript. I don't know why "application developer" == "Don't have to know how the thing I'm using works" Quite frankly I can never get away from knowing how the thing I'm using works. My greatest wish is that in 2050 we will create a computer language that has no performance penalties and all the JITers/vms/compilers are invisible to me. Until then I'm forced to learn all the inner workings of my languages if I want them to run reasonably.
groby_b 15y ago
I can pretty much guarantee that "I don't give a shit how my language works" is not something most employers like to hear.

masylum 15y ago

I liked a lot all the puzzles because they were really challenging and I didn't expect this kind of questions. Although, I found the theoretical questions better to prove how experienced I am on the some fields.